Any guitar solo should reflect the music that it's soloing over and not just be existing in its own sort of little world.

The whole world recognizes Russia's cultural achievements. It is impossible to imagine the world culture without Russian culture, without our music and literature.

It's been my dream since I was a child to somehow unite people of the world through love and music.

I realised a long time ago that instrumental music speaks a lot more clearly than English, Spanish, Yiddish, Swahili, any other language. Pure melody goes outside time.

Music has been my outlet, my gift to all of the lovers in this world. Through it - my music, I know I will live forever.

Music, at its essence, is what gives us memories. And the longer a song has existed in our lives, the more memories we have of it.