I'm glad I won it because when I grew up the Pulitzer was the award that every composer wanted and I was like that too.
Art is not only about angst.
I have tremendous respect for film composers.
Jazz is not the popular culture. Jazz is in the same position in our culture as classical music. A very small minority of people really love it.
I think art can reflect tragedy.
You become a great composer when you win a Pulitzer. But I think that now it's a completely meaningless award.