I:

• now consider David Gilmour of Pink Floyd to be the greatest guitarist alive, used to be Steve Vai

• have been seeking out as many performances of Beethoven’s 9th as I can, so I can decide which I like best. For now, it is Furtwangler’s ’51 recording

• am listening to a lot of classical music, Chinese, Indian, European

• am heavily into the old blues and jazz guys: Blind Willie Johnson, Charlie Christian, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Miles Davis

• love the old Chinese divas, especially Bai Guang

Oh my, is that my life flashing before my eyes?