Fear, She's The Mother Of Violence.

Artists Everywhere Steal Mercilessly All The Time And I Think This Is Healthy.

I Try When I'm Writing To Fill My Head And My Ears With All Sorts Of Stuff And Then Let It Settle And Filter Through. At A Certain Point It Seems Like Fruitless Activity Because You're Taking A Lot Of Time And Not Seeming To Get Anything. And Then, Slowly, You Realize You've Actually Digested Elements And That Your Thinking Is Being Freed Up And The Way You Build Up Compositions Is Changed As A Result Of What You've Been Listening To.

One Thing That Really Appeals To Me Is This Idea Of Music Being A Living Thing That Has An Evolution That, In A Way, Enables The Artist To Sell A Process Rather Than A Piece Of Product.

Climbing Up On Solsbury Hill I Could See The City Light Wind Was Blowing, Time Stood Still Eagle Flew Out Of The Night He Was Something To Observe Came In Close, I Heard A Voice Standing Stretching Every Nerve I Had To Listen, Had No Choice

Concerning Itunes, The Deals Have Mainly Been Done With The Record Companies. But The Artists, With Some Exceptions, Haven't Been Very Well-represented. This Is Partly Because The Record Companies Have Largely Been Copyright Owners.