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.
Harrison BirtwistleI think there are influences that you open the door to, and influences that come under the door.
Harrison BirtwistleOne thing I've tried to do in writing music is take on very basic things, very archetypal things.
Harrison BirtwistleThe theatre only knows what it's doing next week, not like the opera, where they say: 'What are we going to do in five years' time?' A completely different attitude.
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