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My Favorite Instrument Is The Snare Drum. In Scotland, The Snare Drum Is Very Prominent In Highland Bands. The Scottish Style Of Playing Is In My Blood. It's A Very Powerful Instrument, But It Can Also Be Soothing, Like Velvet. It's A Real Challenge For Composers.

I Hope The Seeds I Have Sown Will Be Taken Up By Those Who Will Follow Me Because The Journey I Have Begun Cannot Be Undertaken In Isolation.

A Large Part Of My Work Has Been Collaborating With Composers; I Think We've Commissioned About 140 Pieces Now, A Lot Of Them Percussion Concertos.

Music Is About Communication... It Isn't Just Something That Maybe Physically Sounds Good Or Orally Sounds Interesting; It's Something Far, Far Deeper Than That.

The Thing About Playing Percussion Is That You Can Create All These Emotions That Can Be Sometimes Beautiful, Sometimes Really Ugly, Or Sometimes Sweet, Sometimes As Big As King Kong And So On. And So There Can Be A Real Riot Out There, Or It Can Be So Refined.