A lot of the so-called systems composers have this thing that the system is always right. You don't fiddle with it at all. Well, I don't think that. I think the system is as right as you judge it to be. If for some reason you don't like a bit of it you must trust your intuition on that. I don't take a doctrinaire approach to systems.

Don't be ashamed of your own ideas. Most musicians get applauded for sounding like someone else.

The point about melody and beat and lyric is that they exist to engage you in a very particular way. They want to occupy your attention.

A big ego isn't necessarily a bad thing. A big ego means that you have some confidence in your abilities, really, and that you're prepared to take the risk of trying them out.

It's amazing how quickly people get used to bad quality.

Agressive music can only shock you once. Afterwards its impact declines. It's inevitable.

I've noticed a terrible thing, which is I will agree to anything if it's far enough in the future.