I've Kept A Diary Since

I Associate Going To An Airport With Work Because I Travel So Much With My Job. So When I Have A Few Days Free From Work, I Tend To Stay At Home.

Concerts Have To Be Seen As A Real Event For Which The Aim Is To Try And Feed Everybody.

Music Is About Communication... It Isn't Just Something That Maybe Physically Sounds Good Or Orally Sounds Interesting; It's Something Far, Far Deeper Than That.

The Human Body And Mind Are Tremendous Forces That Are Continually Amazing Scientists And Society. Therefore, We Have No Choice But To Keep An Open Mind As To What The Human Being Can Achieve.

A Large Part Of My Work Has Been Collaborating With Composers; I Think We've Commissioned About 140 Pieces Now, A Lot Of Them Percussion Concertos.