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“It it's true that fastidiousness and attention to detail is very much in my genes - if you knew my parents, you'd see that this is something I've inherited, only doubly so.”

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George Benjamin

George Benjamin is a renowned composer known for his unique musical style and abundant creative talent. Born on January 31, 1960, he has created many classic works throughout his career, demonstrating an early passion for music from a young age. more

“It's not only that I want to get things right when I'm composing but that my imagination often gets lost, and then I have to wait until I come back to the path. I think there's an internal force that makes a piece logical from beginning to end; I like to tell stories in music that are unexpected but also logical.”

Thinking Want Ends Stories Lost Force Waiting Imagination Path Pieces Unexpected Internals Logical My Imagination Composing

Author:George Benjamin

“When I lose direction, it becomes very hard to write. I actually get a physical pain, as if my subconscious knows better. That may sound mystical and pretentious, but it's true.”

Ifs Knows Writing May Hard Pain Sound Loses Subconscious Mystical Pretentious Physical Pain

Author:George Benjamin

“When you love a teacher very much - as I did Olivier Messiaen - you do have to leave them.One of the things that separated me from Messiaen was my desire to create works with a big structure, a large symphonic sweep. His forms are wonderful, glorious mosaics, but again, I prefer narrative.”

Bigs Form Desire Teacher Wonderful Structure Narrative Glorious Mosaics

Author:George Benjamin

“The London music world isn't a particularly cohesive place. And when I'm composing, I'm not very friendly. I need isolation.”

World Needs London Isolation Friendly Composing

Author:George Benjamin