Just don't let the human factor fail to be a factor at all

I really believe there's more honesty in one live show than there may be in my whole output.

No, it's not dissatisfaction that inspires me to tinker with my songs, it's just restlessness.

I just pay attention to what's in my head. That's my number-one rule.

I don't write poetry and then strum some chords and then fit the words on top of the chords.

I've never approached classical music in a formal way, ever. I couldn't read very well. I'd have to play every piece and internalize it, almost as if I had written it myself.

There's been this perception that Europeans still hold on to, that they discover the real talented ones in American culture and give them proper credit and that's not true anymore - it used to be. A lot of jazz musicians would get respect in Europe.