So writing a song is much harder than doing a classical piece for me, because in a classical piece, I can just let the mood dictate what's going to happen.
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I don't have a classical-music mentality. I haven't been taught that way, and it doesn't fit my character, either.
When I'm in the classical world, I really treat it as exactly classical and I don't try and spruce it up or jazz it up or make it easier for the masses.
It's hard to write music for specific things, because I'm always writing just to write.
And what classical music does best and must always do more, is to show this kind of transformation of moods, to show a very wide psychological voyage. And I think that's something that we as classical musicians have underestimated.
I often write songs, and when I do, I usually write quite a few of them. I really have to be in the mood.
The music I listen to while writing is really scene-specific. It's just a great motivator, a way to put myself in the mood.
I think doing variations on a classical theme is a dangerous thing to do.
It's never easy to write a song. It's the most difficult thing I do.
When it comes to sitting down and composing, there is no hesitation, no concern, no critics breathing fire down my neck. For me, writing a song is the purest part of all. No one can mess with that.
Classical music presents some of the world's most challenging pieces.
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