Terry Riley: La Monte used to say that music is not for entertainment. He didn't believe that music is a diversion; it's about completely losing yourself inside the sound. Pandit Pran Nath said the same thing: Singing for man is second-rate music; singing for God is the real music. No matter what form it takes, if music is inspired and it comes from a deep place, it'll have a spiritual seed in it, and it'll affect people.
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So I asked the Universe to give me something that would be substantial. This is something I always do, because I don't feel I have the power to write great pieces. When I set out, and the feeling I have is genuine, I ask for help.