I didn't write any music at all, and then, I remember Jon Anderson being very insistent saying that there were two kinds of musicians: the ones who wrote music and the ones who didn't. And clearly the ones who wrote music were more superior human beings in his mind. So he kind of nudged me and sort of prodded me into it. I picked it up slowly. Then I learned more about chords and harmony and I just kept adding to that. One of the great things about having good players in your band is that you just ask them questions. You can pick up some good information that way.

One of the great things about having good players in your band is that you just ask them questions. You can pick up some good information that way.

The best practice you can get is on the bandstand, but in between gigs I feel I have to stay in shape.

Second edition of Earthworks I have the more traditional compositional approach, namely I write a piece from the piano.

This amateurism however, can sometimes be helpful in forging a style; you have to work around your weaknesses.

If I was hearing something I couldn't do, I would figure out how to do it.

Holding on to some of your uniqueness is the trick instead of surrendering it at the Academy of Contemporary We're Gonna Make You a Star.