The theatre only knows what its doing next week, not like the opera, where they say: What are we going to do in five years time? A completely different attitude. – Harrison Birtwistle
Im not a music lover in the sense that I look for something to have on. Ive never had that attitude to music. – Harrison Birtwistle
My attitude to writing is like when you do wallpapering, you remember where all the little bits are that dont meet. And then your friends say: Its terrific! – Harrison Birtwistle
When I was confronted with official tuition, the academic thing, I could see no relationship whatever between that and the music Id been writing since I was 11. – Harrison Birtwistle
Ive always been attracted to cars, and driving is a completely measurable experience: if you qualify last on the grid, youre the slowest, and if you qualify first on the grid, youre the fastest. So no one can say youre slow if youre fast and no one can say youre fast if youre slow. – Eric Bana