Quote by Harrison Birtwistle
When I was confronted with official tuition, the academic thing, I

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

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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

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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

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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

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