One thing I am certain of is that, if I have done anything good in music, it was, first, because of my father, and second, because of my wife.
As a result of the current universal benefit, the poverty rate for seniors in America is about 10%. Without the universal benefit, it would be over 50%.
But if I were to say who influenced me most, then I'd say Franz Kafka. And his works were always anchored in the Central European region.