MacMillan does concede that the alienation of working class people from classical music is one that concerns him. He knows he is more likely to turn heads in Covent Garden than he is popping out for the papers in Jordanhill.
These days, we pamper promising young sportsmen with premature praise, often with the best of intentions, and discover that an unearned reputation can be no less fatal. It can turn heads and destroy careers.
If a dress turned heads in the 1960s, it will still turn heads today.