I was very fortunate to be at a wealthy institution. I do recognize the drawbacks and limitations of the academic world but it's basically the world I grew up in and there's no way in which I would have been able to survive in the so-called real world.
Paul LanskyI was hired for a really excellent academic job early in my life; I was twenty-five when I started at Princeton and I got tenure early on. I really didn't deserve this; I just happened to be in the right place at the right time.
Paul LanskyI wrote a lot of software to do various kinds of special things, and I loved the idea of composing pieces in an electronic studio.
Paul LanskyI think you'll find a significant number of people who decide not to enter competitions because their music just won't fit in that world.
Paul Lansky