I've never been really interested in music, classical or otherwise, where the craft is more important than the result. I realized quickly that I'd never be a technical electronic musician.

With the classical stuff, I've always been better at the big brushstrokes and broad textures than spending ages honing a chord, or tweaking a sample.

Quite often, when I describe to people what I want, I'll say "overwhelming" - I want it to feel like it's phy

I had thought everyone in the electronic world would be so laid back, but there's as many cliques and prejudices as any other world.

I try to listen to stuff that makes me happy for other reasons, rather than being musically inspiring.

I've never been really interested in music, classical or otherwise, where the craft is more important than the result. I realized quickly that I'd never be a technical electronic musician.

I want to become less and less about the laptop. That's what's lovely about an orchestra - the physicality, the way every gesture relates to something you're hearing.