But the tune ends too soon for us all

I'm not one for Sudoku or crosswords - the thing that fires my little brain is doing tour budgets.

Touring is what you make it. I like to organise as much as possible myself.

It might work with one orchestra, and the next orchestra - the oboe player might not get it. It's different every time, but some of the orchestras do end up enjoying it and having a great time.

There's always going to be a little bit of autobiographical content to everything. It's how you lend some authority to what you write - you give it that weight by drawing on your direct experiences and indirect experiences from people that you know well, or a little.

I think it's really the job of the composer, the artist, the painter, the writer to present people with options. I'm just really reflecting the thoughts and actions around me.

A lot of pop music is about stealing pocket money from children.