Parallels between classical and pop are not new. The whole San Francisco movement of John Cage and Terry Riley went hand in glove with what the Velvet Underground were doing.
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Pop music has progressed.
I was raised on pop music. Anything classical ran together in a complicated blur.
Pop music has always been about the mainstream and what appeals to the public.
I wasn't very aware of pop music because I attended an arts school. For me, it was all about jazz.
The part of modern pop music I don't know much about is hip hop.
I've always liked pop music. There was a bit of a misunderstanding with the avant-garde rock scene, because I think I was sort of swimming the wrong way, really.
There's a bit of a new guard of contemporary classical musicians in New York, and we play a lot of different kinds of music together. We do pop studio sessions, and we'll also play John Cage and more avant-garde work. We're developing a language of music that comes with a lot of different styles, different kinds of work.
New music is absolutely integral to classical music.
Pop music was supposed to be a flash in the pan, but here we are 50 years later and it means something to us, and it always will do. It's incredibly important.
I am totally unapologetic about pop music.
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