Writing seems to be more difficult as you move through the years.
The future will be the child of the past and the present, even if a rebellious child.
Perhaps of all the most basic elements of music, rhythm most directly affects our central nervous system.
I am certain that most composers today would consider today's music to be rich, not to say confusing, in its enormous diversity of styles, technical procedures, and systems of esthetics.
Most of my influences are turn-of-the-century.
It is easy to write unthinking music.