Maybe I'm Used To Religious Music Being

Obviously There Will Be A Backlash. If You Believe The Hype You Have To Believe A Backlash Too. Any Criticism We Get, Is Always Stuff We've Already Criticized Ourselves.

I Was Just Very Conscious That I Could Either Bore People By Having The Music Be Similar For Too Long, Or I Could Just Wear Them Out And Bore Them In A Different Way By Having It Changing Too Much Every Minute Or Two Minutes. So, There Was That Kind Of Balance To Get Right.

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.

It's What The Pixies Always Said About Music - They Were Writing Songs And Just Trying Not To Be Boring. That Was Their Main Motivation And It Worked For Them. I Remember Reading That And Thinking That Was The Way To Do It.

But Over A Period Of Time It's The Melodic Things That Are In My Head All Day.