I met Philip Glass in Malmö, Sweden, in 2019 and conducted an interview with him. He's a very modest man. Among other things, he told me, "Don't believe in my popularity. That doesn't reflect in my music."
Another composer who worked blue-collar jobs is Steve Reich, who is also crucial to Philip Glass' story and deserves an honorable ment…
I met Philip Glass in Malmö, Sweden, in 2019 and conducted an interview with him. He's a very modest man. Among other things, he told me, "Don't believe in my popularity. That doesn't reflect in my music."
Another composer who worked blue-collar jobs is Steve Reich, who is also crucial to Philip Glass' story and deserves an honorable mention. At one point, they even had a moving company together. On the other hand, composer John Adams drove a forklift.
I met Philip Glass in Malmö, Sweden, in 2019 and conducted an interview with him. He's a very modest man. Among other things, he told me, "Don't believe in my popularity. That doesn't reflect in my music."
Another composer who worked blue-collar jobs is Steve Reich, who is also crucial to Philip Glass' story and deserves an honorable mention. At one point, they even had a moving company together. On the other hand, composer John Adams drove a forklift.
There's a song about that famous moving company! The spoken intro is Neil Hannon's voice note from when he came up with the idea... https://youtu.be/wmncZG17Iek?si=Tz6E0uvmbjMT3973