I think, when you're a young composer, you're told constantly that what you're supposed to do is figure out what your voice is. "What is your thing supposed to sound like?" You know: "What's the thing you do," that everyone… — David Lang Copy Share Image
Because I was a chemistry student and was never supposed to be a musician, I always felt like I was an outsider looking at music going "Why is this interesting to me? Why should I be doing this?" and I never felt like I was a natural musician. It came into my life, kind of, as a conceptual problem and… — David Lang Copy Share
Having music in the schools, having art in the schools, having art in your life, should not be heroic. It should be every day. Having things we've paid for years ago and that we depend on kept up - our schools, our political institutions - should not be a heroic act. It should be part of our daily citizenship. The… — David Lang Copy Share
Normally classical music is set up so you have professionals on a stage and a bunch of audience - it's us versus them. You… — David Lang Copy Share Image
I think it's important to remember that an artist could be at the center of healing our problems because, every day, that's what we… — David Lang Copy Share Image
I think, when you're a young composer, you're told constantly that what you're supposed to do is figure out what your voice is. "What… — David Lang Copy Share Image
