<p>Here is the second of two interviews I recorded earlier this year with renowned composer Ricky Ian Gordon about his memoir &quot;Seeing Through: A Chronicle of Sex, Drugs and Opera.&quot; The memoir was recently rereleased in paperback. We have already reshared the first interview, which focused mostly on personal matters in Gordon&#39;s life. This second interview takes up matters more directly related to his wide-ranging and exciting career. </p>