QUOTE: If theres a tradtion. I want to be outside of it: dispesctful of it; unencumbered by its requirements; unsubsidised by its patrons; uncowed by its nauseating pretentiousness

And that degree of cultural self-loathing is also peculiarly English, and is in itself some kind of tradition, although not one to be preserved or admired... thank god there are a whole generation of players and singers unencumbered by such negative baggage who are just getting on with playing the music!

Cheers

Nigel