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Karl Jenkins

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2006-12-10

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2006-12-10

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1. “Yes, I think so. I mean, in Japan, music is called healing music. They have a special category for this kind of sound world. It means different things to different people, of course, but I'm told there's a spiritual element in what I do. And this is a part from the obvious of religious works like the Mousses and the Requiems.”

   2006-12-10 · Desert Island Discs · Karl Jenkins · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

2. “A main influence is under the normal influence is the canon of classical music, but of also having been a bit of a musical tourist, if you like, drawn from jazz and ethnic music, so all different styles have gone into the melting pot and come out in what I am now.”

   2006-12-10 · Desert Island Discs · Karl Jenkins · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

3. “No, because I think it would be fatal to second guess what people want or what people like. I write for myself, and I'm fortunate to a certain degree that my music is accessible.”

   2006-12-10 · Desert Island Discs · Karl Jenkins · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source