You know, I was such a big Beatles fan, and when I'd buy a new album I'd invariably hate it the first time I heard it 'cause it was a mixture of absolute joy and absolute frustration. I couldn't grasp what they'd done, and I'd hate myself for that.

I'm a big kid. I never lost my childlike appreciation of things. Too many people lock it out and throw their toys away and say, okay, I'm gonna grow up and be grumpy and miserable and not think about the magical side of things anymore -- and I can't seem to stop doing that.

I leaned right over to kiss your stoney book A little jealous of the ships with whom you flirt A billion lovers with their cameras Snap to look and in my fantasy I sail beneath your skirt

I'm really interested in bands that sound nothing like anything I do or can do. That's what interests me.

I suppose my father was more influential in my starting to play the guitar.

It's sort of what jazz would be if it stopped being snobby and what rock would be if it stopped being stupid.

I've always liked the idea of improvised music. Improvised anything. It's what conversation is.