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I Often Play On The Cello-bass Side Of The Orchestra, Because I Prefer The Deep Sounds. I Can't Hear The Violins Well.

I Just Assumed The World Was Full Of Solo Percussionists. I Couldn't Find Sticks Or Music Or Anything Where I Was, But That Was Expected Because There Was Nothing There Anyway. And I Think That Was Possibly The Greatest Asset For Me, Just Not Knowing.

A Large Part Of My Work Has Been Collaborating With Composers; I Think We've Commissioned About 140 Pieces Now, A Lot Of Them Percussion Concertos.

The Human Body And Mind Are Tremendous Forces That Are Continually Amazing Scientists And Society. Therefore, We Have No Choice But To Keep An Open Mind As To What The Human Being Can Achieve.

The Thing About Playing Percussion Is That You Can Create All These Emotions That Can Be Sometimes Beautiful, Sometimes Really Ugly, Or Sometimes Sweet, Sometimes As Big As King Kong And So On. And So There Can Be A Real Riot Out There, Or It Can Be So Refined.