Yes, Influences Are Enriching, And

The Creative Act Is Like Writing A Letter. A Letter Is A Project; You Don't Sit Down To Write A Letter Unless You Know What You Want To Say And To Whom You Want To Say It.

It Is Obvious That Anything A Scientist Discovers Or Invents Is Based On Previous Discoveries And Inventions. The Same Applies To The Arts.

Mozart Wrote So Many Works In His Thirty-five Years That It Would Take A Lifetime Just To Write Out The Notes. We Literally Do Not Know How He Did It.

To Come To Grips With Creativity, I Must Ask Creative, Adventurous Questions - The Kind Which, In All Likelihood, Cannot Be Answered.

My Students Frequently Ask What Their Next Project Should Be. My Advice: Immerse Yourself In The Music You Love And You Will Find What You Want To Do; You Will Discover Your Next Project.