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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.

Composers are always going back to the past.

I just have to take my chances like any other composer.

In my next lifetime, I want to come back as a composer.

I consider myself a composer.

All great composers of the past spent most of their time studying. Feeling alone won't do the job. A man also needs technique.

It is always interesting and sometimes even important to have intimate knowledge of a composer's life, but it is not essential in order to understand the composer's works.

To find a new British composer who is really good is rare.

Any composer who is gloriously conscious that he is a composer must believe that he receives his inspiration from a source higher than himself.

I'm a composer, man.