E-Pek's long farewell to L.A. in an interview with Bloomberg:
``I am leaving a very well-established situation after many, many years and completely changing my professional pattern,'' Salonen said. ``It's a scary, bewildering situation to be in, but also rather exciting and inspiring.''
California's loss is London's gain -- what's worrying is that E-Pek (who still remains teh mang) is apparently a Madonna fan:
Salonen fills his iPod with classical, jazz, pop and rock music. He likes pop concerts and has seen live performances in recent years by Radiohead, Bjork and Madonna, another musician who celebrated her 50th birthday this summer.
``She was in town and I had never seen her live and so I thought I should go,'' Salonen said. ``It was an interesting experience.''
When you think about it, Papa Don't Preach totally ripped off Mussorgsky.