I cannot imagine life without music--since I was six years old, I have been engrossed in a world of music. I play the violin, piano, viola, and a bit of guitar, and in no other area of life do I find such capacity for pure joy, sorrow, excitement, tranquility, passion, and peacefulness--all in one. I can be moved as easily from playing in a Brahms string quintet as from singing (quite poorly) along to a Police song on my boombox. That's because I believe that good music knows no category. Truly good music feeds the soul; with words or without, it does something for the human spirit that no other medium can.

My non-classical music interests are just as strong, and quite varied. I shy away from the "plastic pop" of today's pre-fab music world and generally prefer the older rock from the 60s and 70s, as well as many 40s and 50s tunes. I also like scattered current artists such as Sting, Billy Joel, the Corrs, and most of the older 60s musicians who are still recording new music. Mostly, however, I love the music of the Beatles and especially Paul McCarntey!