My attitude to writing is like when you do wallpapering, you remember where all the little bits are that don't meet. And then your friends say: It's terrific!
When I was a kid, I wrote music - from the age of 11 until the age of 18.
I wrote music as soon as I knew notation.
I think there are influences that you open the door to, and influences that come under the door.
I didn't have a record player.
There are rhythmic ideas which sometimes only work up to a point. In writing there are moments when it just comes off the page, it's not just a collection of notes.