You either are or you're not. (Harrison Birtwistle)

You either are or you're not.

Harrison Birtwistle

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This sounds horribly pretentious, but I like to think that if music hadn't existed, I could have invented it. View quote
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My attitude to writing is like when you do wallpapering, you remember where all the little bits are that don't meet. And then your friends say: It's terrific! View quote
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Composing's not voluntary, you know. There's no choice, you're not free. You're landed with an idea and you have responsibility to that idea. View quote
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I'm not a music lover in the sense that I look for something to have on. I've never had that attitude to music. View quote
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