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

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 am writing something which I find satisfying and which I am prepared to put my name to as a composer.

I've had so many different influences musically, even from people who aren't even musicians. If you're inspired by someone and you document it musically, then they are your influence.

I've never been able to say I've been influenced by a list of artists I like because I like thousands and thousands and I've been influenced in some way by all of them.

I don't really call myself a composer.

People need to put my music in a perspective where they use other established artists from the past, and almost all the names I see related to my music are great musicians.

I go into the whole composer thing quite open to keep on going and keep on trying different things because you never know... the next idea you have might be the one.

I've always been a composer dependent on texts.