Obviously There Will Be A Backlash. If

It's What The Pixies Always Said About Music - They Were Writing Songs And Just Trying Not To Be Boring. That Was Their Main Motivation And It Worked For Them. I Remember Reading That And Thinking That Was The Way To Do It.

I Don't Mind When People Are Telling Me About Their 1971 Firebird, But It's The Same Thing As People Telling Me About Their Car Or Something. It's Fine If You Have An Interest. By Talking With Me, Though, You Could Be Interviewing A Novelist About Guitars. It's The Same Thing, Except I Don't Write That Well Either.

I Think It Should Be Ambitious And Good Music Does Deal With Life And Art And All These Wonderful Things.

I Think I'll Always Feel A Little In Awe Whenever I See Someone In Their 20s Or 30s Carrying A Cello Or Violin Case - Because I Know, If They're Doing It Professionally, How Many Years Of Practice Have Gone Into Being Able To Make Music With Them. And The Sounds They Can Make Just Hit Me Very Hard, And Feel Full Of Limitless Complexity.

I Trust Microphones, Speakers And Recordings Less And Less, And No Longer Buy Into The Idea That I Can Recreate At Home, Or In My Earphones, The Experience Of Hearing Live Acoustic Instruments. The Orchestra Is Already A Set Of Speakers That React Differently To Each Player, Each Room And Each Concert - It's That High Level Of Uncertainly And Unrepeatability That I Like. The Music Is Just Soaked Into The Walls Of A Room Straight From The Instruments - And It's A One-off Deal. The Alternative - Left Speaker, Right Speaker - Is Kind Of A Compromise.