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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.

I consider myself a composer.

I'm not an intellectual composer.

Whether I'm being influenced by new music that I'm listening to, books I've read, my friends, or my faith, I'm learning all the time.

I am an interpreter of music rather than a composer of it.

I'm always pursuing knowledge; I'm a seeker of spiritual equilibrium - and music is a big part of that.

I learned that when you're lucky enough to be surrounded by such talented people that you really become more of an orchestrator of this talent - you're just trying to harmonise everyone's contributions.

I played piano, I learned a lot about music.