Truth Implies Meaning.

Anybody Can Put Things Together That Belong Together. To Put Things Together That Don't Go Together, And Make It Work, That Takes Genius Like Mozart's. Yet He Is Presented In The Play Amadeus As A Kind Of Silly Boy Whom The Gods Loved.

Yes, Influences Are Enriching, And They Can Be Found In Every Work Of Art, Even The Most Original.

Why Do We Pigeonhole And Label An Artist? It Is A Sure Way Of Missing The Important, The Contradictory, The Things That Make Him Or Her Unique.

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.

It Is The Element I Miss In Electronic Music - No Performance, No Loving Immersion. Maybe That Is Why I Was Never Particularly Drawn To Electronic Music.