As a musician, what is your definition of success?
A few times a younger musician has come up to me to tell me that they had been somewhat in the doldrums creatively, but that their experience of a piece of mine had opened a door for them onto new possibilities, and motivated them to keep it up. Success, I think, means making room in that way: creating art that is generative, that begets more art.
What do you consider to be the most important ideas and concepts to impart to aspiring musicians?
If you sense that the people to whom you habitually present your art don’t get it or don’t value it, then don’t change your art: change your audience.
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