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.
John CoriglianoYou become a great composer when you win a Pulitzer. But I think that now it's a completely meaningless award.
John CoriglianoI think it's good for the composer to teach because you always have new students and you have to begin at the beginning and make things clear.
John CoriglianoI don't think that the Pulitzer should be given the way it is. I think the competition should be anonymous. I think completely different people would win it if the names were taken off because a lot of it is done on relationships and names.
John Corigliano