Conducting Was Just Something That Happened By

I Always Had, Deep Down, A Slight Aversion Toward The Purely Cerebral In Music.

I Was Starting A Group Of Musicians And We Had A Group Of Young Composers In Finland Back In The '70s, And The Real Conductors, The Professional Conductors At The Time Were Not Interested In Our Stuff.

After 30 Years I Have Realized The Greatest Pleasure I Can Get Is To Have Learnt.

If I Were In A Position To Announce A Public Competition To Coin A New Word, I Would Do So Right Now.

I Feel Very Free And Very Happy To Be A Composer.