hiː lˈeɪɾɚ spˈoʊk hˈaɪli ʌvðə vˈæljuː ʌv hɪz ɛkspˈiəɹɪənsᵻz ɪnðɪ ɑːnsˈɑːmbəl, ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ ðˈæt "aɪ dʒˈɔɪnd ðɪ ˈɔːɹkᵻstɹə ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn ænd sˈuːn fˈaʊnd maɪsˈɛlf θɹˈoʊn ˌɪntʊ ɐn ˌɛnɚdʒˈɛɾɪk ɛnvˈaɪɹənmənt wˌɛɹ tə maɪ sɚpɹˈaɪz maɪ mjˈuːzɪkəl aɪdˈiəz, haʊˈɛvɚ tˈɛntətˌɪv, wʊd biː tˈeɪkən sˈɪɹiəsli ænd wʊd ˈæktʃuːəli ɡɛt ɹˈiːəlaɪzd".
He later spoke highly of the value of his experiences in the ensemble, writing in 1994 that "I joined the orchestra in 1969 and soon found myself thrown into an energetic environment where to my surprise my musical ideas, however tentative, would be taken seriously and would actually get realised".