"I sense that the instrument is alive; that when I listen closely for nuance and tone, the inanimate world of strings, wood, pins and steel comes to life. When I honour the piano's vitality and complexity, I can't tell whether I am playing the piano or it is playing me."

Michael Jones

"I wish the Government would put a tax on pianos for the incompetent."

Dame Edna Sitwell

"To me, the piano in itself is an orchestra."

Cecil Taylor