But maybe music was not intended to satisfy the curious definiteness of man. Maybe it is better to hope that music may always be transcendental language in the most extravagant sense.

One thing I am certain of is that, if I have done anything good in music, it was, first, because of my father, and second, because of my wife.

You cannot set art off in a corner and hope for it to have vitality, reality, and substance.

In 'thinking up' music I usually have some kind of a brass band with wings on it in back of my mind.

You can fill this table up with people who are racist, homophobic, Satanist worshippers, sexist and we can be arguing but if you put on a song, I guarantee that people will stop and listen and that's what I love about music, it can bring people together.

In 'thinking up' music I usually have some kind of a brass band with wings on it in back of my mind.