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The real composer thinks about his work the whole time; he is not always conscious of this, but he is aware of it later when he suddenly knows what he will do.

What inspires me is not so much the music as the opportunity to interact with composers. I think that has driven everything I've done.

It doesn't necessarily mean at all that the composer plays his own works best.

I don't really call myself a composer.

When you're an artist, there's always a moment in your life when you think you're not inspired and instead of doing things and instead of travel and instead of falling in love, you're just depressed, so you don't move, so you don't change. So you're not inspired.

I'm not an intellectual composer.

Today each composer is not only involved in aesthetics, but he's actually trying to create his own language.

I consider myself a composer.