Jorge Grossman

You really can't make any progress as a composer-- I think as a musician, if you don't fail, you have to fail. And you have to break down-- in order to break through. If I can be successful at getting someone excited about something, and go search for whatever their passion or go pursue their passion, then I consider myself you know, a successful teacher. Perhaps I've learned as much from friends and acquaintances that are outside of music, as much as I've learned from musicians. And I think when we are in an academic setting, I think we should nurture that-- Different points of view. That's where it's most important about being in school and hearing different views about things--views about the world-- views about art-- views about anything. I think the personal relationships have an important role to play to.