If you're a composer, there's never a moment you're not working..

All talk of method and style seemed suddenly trivial; I became interested in meaning. I wanted to say something musically about life and living..

When you try to do something you've never done before, you risk falling on your face..

Composition can't really be taught, it is a lifelong learning..

I had gotten to the point where I was either going to play the violin much better or I was going to break it over my knee..