Art, In Itself, Is An Attempt To

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When I Listen To My Work, I Think, What's So Inflammatory About It? It's Not Really That Dissonant. A Lot Of People Who Used To Hate My Stuff Have Come Round To It.

I Took Piano Lessons When I Was 6. I Didn't Want To Go On With It. I Don't Remember Being Moved By A Piece Of Music.

By The Time I Get Through Writing A Score, I Know The Book Better Than The Book Writer Does, Because I've Examined Every Word, And Questioned The Book Writer On Every Word.

For Me It's More Fun To Find An Unexpected Moment For A Character To Sing When You Don't Expect Them To.