Saying that something is accessible gives it this implication that people need something, and thinking that we know what people need or want is really unpleasant. I don't like to think that way, like, predicting what it is that the people want.
I started classical piano when I was eight, but I wasn't a virtuoso. I just really liked it.
When I'm depressed is when I'm not interested in writing anything, whereas some people, I think, are spurred to creativity through their personal experiences and through depression. And for me, it's a very low place, and it's not fruitful.
I don't consider myself supremely talented, but I really like to try things and sift through it and see what mess I made.
No one recognises me on the street, ever.
I don't use the harpsichord because it evokes a past time period: I use it because I like the sound.
