The philosophical idea that there are no more distances, that we are all just one world, that we are all brothers, is such a drag! I like differences.

As soon as I hear a sound, it always suggests a mood to me.

I had a lot of trouble with engineers, because their whole background is learning from a functional point of view, and then learning how to perform that function.

The great benefit of computer sequencers is that they remove the issue of skill, and replace it with the issue of judgement

In the 19th century, a lot of people were against outlawing child labour, because to do so would be against the very foundations of a free market economy: 'These children want to work, these people want to employ them... what is your problem? It's not as if anyone has kidnapped them...'

I thought it was magic to be able to catch something identically on tape and then be able to play around with it, run it backwards; I thought that was great for years.

My shows are not narratives.