Which part of your work made you feel happy today?
Completing the last vocal recording for the project I’m currently working on.
Which goals do you have in life?
Finding and sustaining a semblance of inner peace and equanimity. Producing work ever more effective in its results. Retaining the will and good fortune to pursue challenges in divergent paths of interest.
Which profession did you find the most exciting when you were a child?
I grew up on the wrong (?) side of the tracks listening to the trains pass by my window day and night. It frequently drew my thoughts towards the idea of travel, escape. Engine driver, pilot, even an astronaut, in the sense that the farther away this occupation/adventure might take me the better. But the presence of the Beatles on radio and, occasionally, TV (the soundtrack of my childhood, radiating from a world more remote than any astronaut could reach) broadcast the most seductive vision of all possible futures.
What did you, at the age of twenty, think you would be doing today?
I have never looked that far ahead.
In what way has the world changed for you since that time (the age of 20)?
Greater personal responsibilities. Greater personal freedoms. Although in many respects the world has become a more fearful place many of my own personal fears have been partially or completely overcome.
What has accelerated your career the most?
The love and friendship of a few individuals who’ve given so much of their time and energy to help me achieve my goals.
How much (in percent) of your success do you think you owe to “hard work” – and how much to “good luck/ coincidence”?
I tend to believe that clarity of mind, focus, and the power of intuition are more important than the above. Following on from that you’d need dedication and a powerful belief in yourself. 50/50
What part of your job gives you most energy and power?
Completing the writing process of any given project.
What was the biggest mistake you have made in your professional life?
Starting out; taking advice from those who were primarily out to exploit the situation for themselves as opposed to having my (and by default, their) best interests at heart.
What does it mean to you to fail?
Failure is the finest teacher.
