Music is such a problem in the time it takes.
My operas and my theatre works are very formal pieces.
I don't think there is much American music.
The thing about influence is that any composer worth anything will give you the same names.
The piece that had a large influence on me was Turangalila.
I don't have ideas so much as there are things which constantly evolve... there are various threads or layers, if you like, which change.