Yes, Influences Are Enriching, And

Personality Is Essential. It Is In Every Work Of Art. When Someone Walks On Stage For A Performance And Has Charisma, Everyone Is Convinced That He Has Personality. I Find That Charisma Is Merely A Form Of Showmanship. Movie Stars Usually Have It. A Politician Has To Have It.

To Understand Mozart's Contradictory Qualities Would Indeed Be To Understand Genius.

If One Uses Music That One Does Not Really Love, Then One Will Not Succeed In Making It One's Own.

I Still Do Not Know Where The Notes Will Come From When I Accept A Commission For A New Work.

The Fact That Stravinsky Used The Classics As A Major Influence Is Obvious. What Is Interesting Is How He Used Them, How He Turned Bach Into Stravinsky.