My first musical impressions were formed by the lugubrious and plaintive shrieks of factory sirens, hundreds of them waking the workers at six in the morning when the city was still dark.

• 清晨六点曙光未现，天昏地暗的城镇里，尚在梦乡的工人被数百声警报声警醒，工厂警报器发出悲怆哀戚的声音，这些喧叫声就是我最初的音乐启蒙。