You Get Up Early In The Morning

I Travel The World, And I'm Happy To Say That America Is Still The Great Melting Pot - Maybe A Chunky Stew Rather Than A Melting Pot At This Point, But You Know What I Mean.

My Biggest Problem About Writing Is Whenever I Write Piano Pieces, Because I Then Have To Learn To Play Them, Which Is Sometimes Not So Easy.

There's Almost No Content In Terms Of Language At All. I Don't Like Using Language To Convey Meaning. I'd Rather Use Images And Music.

What Came To Me As A Revelation Was The Use Of Rhythm In Developing An Overall Structure In Music.

I've Been Called A Minimalist Composer For More Than 30 Years, And While I've Never Really Agreed With The Description, I've Gotten Used To It.