I listen to Bill Stewart play the drums and when I have finished doing that, I listen to Bill Stewart.
The piano is kind of my second instrument.
If I was hearing something I couldn't do, I would figure out how to do it.
Second edition of Earthworks I have the more traditional compositional approach, namely I write a piece from the piano.
We used to drink an awful lot of alcohol.
This amateurism however, can sometimes be helpful in forging a style; you have to work around your weaknesses.