I Would Not Say That I Was,

By Reason Of Weird Translation, Many Such Sets Of Instructions Read Like Poems Anyhow.

It Is Still True That It Is Easier To Compose A Poem In The Form Of A Manual For Adjusting A Vcr Than It Is To Write A Piece Using Just Tuning As A Symphony.

If Nothing Is At Risk, Nothing Is Established.

I Don't Like Listening To My Music, Not Even New Pieces. Generally, They Sound Pretty Much Like I Expected Them To Sound, So It's What I Wanted, And That's It.

When I Left Europe In 1987 I Did So With The Thought That My Relevance As A Composition Teacher Would Benefit From A Certain Cool Distance To Certain Tendencies I Had Been Observing For Several Years With Increasing Disquiet.