The young always have the same problem - how to rebel and conform at the same time. They have now solved this by defying their parents and copying one another. ↗
As far as modern writing is concerned, it is rarely rewarding to translate it, although it might be easy. Translation is very much like copying paintings. ↗
The vibrations on the air are the breath of God speaking to man's soul. Music is the language of God. We musicians are as close to God as man can be. We hear his voice, we read his lips, we give birth to the children of God, who sing his praise. That's what musicians are. ↗
Always think that in any area of the arts, you get maybe ten percent of people who are creative, original... and the rest are generally following on, copying. ↗
I think you can have moderate success by copying something else, but if you really want to knock it out of the park, you have to do something different and take chances. ↗
