As I get older, I'm slowing down and, yes, calming down in my desire to be taken seriously. That I can be entertaining and funny and high nervous energy can work against me as a serious composer, slowly but surely you'll see me be quieter just so that people will listen.
“One can tell or do whatever one wants when one is in the Opposition but once one is running a state, one cannot do that.”
“Lots of middle class people are running around pretending to be Cockney.”