I think, when you're a young composer, you're told constantly that what you're supposed to do is figure out what your voice is. "What is your thing supposed to sound like?" You know: "What's the thing you do," that everyone can recognizably tell from a long distance is you and then you're supposed to be in search of that marker and you're supposed to find it and you're supposed to live there for the rest of your life. And it seemed to me, from a young age, that was what I was encouraged to do. You find a sound and that's your sound! That's what you do.
Having music in the schools, having art in the schools, having art in your life, should not be heroic. It should be every day. Having things we've pa… - David Lang
Having music in the schools, having art in the schools, having art in your life, should not be heroic. It should be every day. Having things we've pa…
- David Lang
I think, when you're a young composer, you're told constantly that what you're supposed to do is figure out what your voice is. "What is your thing s… - David Lang
I think, when you're a young composer, you're told constantly that what you're supposed to do is figure out what your voice is. "What is your thing s…
Normally classical music is set up so you have professionals on a stage and a bunch of audience - it's us versus them. You spend your entire time as … - David Lang
Normally classical music is set up so you have professionals on a stage and a bunch of audience - it's us versus them. You spend your entire time as …
Because I was a chemistry student and was never supposed to be a musician, I always felt like I was an outsider looking at music going "Why is this i… - David Lang
Because I was a chemistry student and was never supposed to be a musician, I always felt like I was an outsider looking at music going "Why is this i…
I think it's important to remember that an artist could be at the center of healing our problems because, every day, that's what we do. Every day, ou… - David Lang
I think it's important to remember that an artist could be at the center of healing our problems because, every day, that's what we do. Every day, ou…
One minute I was a clapped-out, two-guinea, legal-aid lawyer and the next minute I was in parliament. - David Lang
One minute I was a clapped-out, two-guinea, legal-aid lawyer and the next minute I was in parliament.
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