Ugly rumours

Look, nobody gets to jump on me for spreading rumours when I've spent most of a year telling you that almost all the rumours about me were wrong. 😡 I've never touched a child inappropriately, and playing them songs from my shows is something that I learned from John Psathas, who was a firm believer in using his own music to demonstrate concepts to students. Wellington parents need to do better by me; I'm not lifting a finger to help anyone until those middle-aged suburban people find something better to do than to police my attire, despite my attire being legal. I'm not doing Tina or playing my Preludes to win them over; no, the scripts alone are what won the day, and debating my Preludes with a shadow cabal of NZSM tutors has royally pissed me off. - Much like debating Tina with Steve Barr, Ant and half the Wellington theatre community pissed me off. Hence I'm saying no, you don't understand me, fuck off, and stop trying to rewrite my script to make it all about you (Cass) and to be 'nicer' .. hell no! If you want to do that, buy the rights off me. 🎬 - Re: the NZSM It started with them insisting that I use Māori instruments. I said no, and I was right. It sounds fresh because I avoided most of the cliches of contemporary art music. Then they insisted on a piano reduction. I said no. I was right, as it was timbrally composed, and it would sound boring on a piano. We're the music minus one generation, and I bet all the guitar players would love playing with the tape. 🌿 Ultimately, it's my music and not theirs. I wasn't a student when I composed the Preludes, hence I'm sick of their feedback and advice positioned as if I might return and reorchestrate it for a jazz band -- NO. ONLY NO. They're still trying to shove me into the 'be a guy' box, hence my answer is no. Only no. I am not returning and I will NOT budge about my Preludes or my criticisms of the NZSM, NZSO, RNZ Concert etc. That seems fair, right? 👋 - To Owen: fuck off with your feedback about my fashion. 😡