I suppose I am reluctant about being any sort of 'star' and I didn't particularly want to be portrayed as one.

Repetition doesn't really exist

I describe things in terms of body movements. I dance a bit to describe what sort of movement it ought to make, and that's a good way of talking to musicians. Particularly bass players.

There are certain sounds that I've found work well in nearly any context. Their function is not so much musical as spatial: they define the edges of the territory of the music.

I think it's a myth that American public or any other public is so stupid that they need to be constantly pricked.

A part of me has become immortal, out of my control.

In my normal life I'm a very unadventurous person.