It Feels Like Radiohead Are Famous, But

Composers Are Influenced By All The Important Music In Their Lives - And I Suppose That Since Radio Started Playing Popular Music, That's As Likely To Be The Beatles Or Aphex Twin As It Is To Be Verdi Or Ravel. They'd Be Strange Teenagers If They Didn't. But Cross-pollinating Happens Too - Aphex Twin Did More Interesting Things With Electronic Music Than Most Trained Composers, Who Seemed To Approach Samplers With Undue Caution And Reverence In Those Early Days.

As I Kid, I Was Always Jealous Of The Music That My Favorite Bands Had Written - But Not Really Of How They Played. So I'd Daydream About Having Written Songs, And This Way Above Being Able To Perform Them.

I Think I'll Always Feel A Little In Awe Whenever I See Someone In Their 20s Or 30s Carrying A Cello Or Violin Case - Because I Know, If They're Doing It Professionally, How Many Years Of Practice Have Gone Into Being Able To Make Music With Them. And The Sounds They Can Make Just Hit Me Very Hard, And Feel Full Of Limitless Complexity.

I Think Guitarists Are Really Over-admired And Over-revered.

I Think It Should Be Ambitious And Good Music Does Deal With Life And Art And All These Wonderful Things.