There’s no grand vision with me, no poetic bullsh*t, I just get it done
Interviews with musicians, composers and conductors
There’s no grand vision with me, no poetic bullsh*t, I just get it done
Try a new composing pencil; there might be new notes in it.
Perhaps the true definition of success is a really enthusiastic audience reaction
Melody and harmony are important to me, almost always in the context of prevailing diatonic tonality, either directly or indirectly, and also strong personality and individuality of expression and purpose, otherwise I think there is probably no point in writing a piece
You need a degree of self-belief to keep going – composing is actually quite hard work.