John Adams Says He’s Been ‘Blacklisted’

“Interviewed on BBC Radio 3’s Music Matters yesterday, [the composer] said he was now ‘blacklisted’. ‘I can’t check in at the airport now without my ID being taken and being grilled. You know, I’m on a homeland security list, probably because of having written The Death of Klinghoffer, so I’m perfectly aware that I, like many artists and many thoughtful people in the country, am being followed.'”