As a musician, I hear the harmonic value of everything - I just enjoy music.

As a composer and as a musician I'm a true believer - and this is not to be overly diplomatic - I'm a believer that there's artistry in everything from a lawn gnome to a desk chair to a symphony to an Andy Warhol painting. There's art in absolutely everything.

I'm incredibly anal about everything that I do.

I have an unabashed adoration of cheesy pop music.

When you're an artist, you have to hope for everything and expect nothing.

We are a categorically obsessed culture, where we have to compartmentalize everything in reference to another thing, like, 'What does it sound like? Does it sound like this?'