I'm Pampered Like You Wouldn't Believe.

Maybe I'm Used To Religious Music Being Gentler In The Classical World.

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.

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 Remember When I Was In My Late Teens Just Getting Rid Of Lots Of Records, Realizing I Only Ever Listened To Them When I Was Reading, Or Watching Tv, Or Doing Something Else.

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.