The French Revolution is the ultimate modernist statement. Destroy everything. Don’t build — John Corigliano
I find respect for a mediocre british composer, as opposed to a really good american — John Corigliano
Eighty percent of my pieces gravitate towards an a, as a tonal thing, not at the beginning, but somewhere in it. — John Corigliano
I’m glad I won it because when I grew up the pulitzer was the award that every composer wanted and I was like that too. — John Corigliano
The structural thinking I use in the concert hall is unnecessary to most film projects — John Corigliano
Jazz is not the popular culture. Jazz is in the same position in our culture as classical music. — John Corigliano
I think it’s good for the composer to teach because you always have new students and you — John Corigliano
You become a great composer when you win a pulitzer. But I think that now it’s a completely meaningless award. — John Corigliano
What I think of as style – and I’ve gotten to this over years of really thinking about it — John Corigliano