My fear now is of cliche, of complacency, of not being able to feel authenticity in myself and those around me.
“So, immediately after that, I got a commission to write a piece for chamber orchestra, and in working on the material I discovered it was possible to incorporate the Buddhist teachings into the music, so that's what I started to do.”
“My dad instilled in me a great sense of humor. I wasn't bullied at school because my outward attitude was confident, and that helps.”