In the wake of the events of 11 September 2001, it now seems clear that the shock of the attacks was exploited in America.

I've discovered this new electronic technique that creates new speech out of stuff that's already there.

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

When I've finally got the title, I think, "Okay, yes, now I know where we are. Now I know what it is. Fine, that must be finished or nearly finished.

I think the idea that people walk around to music is very interesting. They are actually creating the soundtrack to their lives as they walk around to it.

American television really is pathetic.

The seven white notes on the piano - each section of the piece (there are 12 sections) is five of those seven white notes. If you calculate it, there are 21 groups of five notes in any group of seven notes. And although there are 12 sections, this piece actually uses nine of those groups because some of the sections repeat earlier ones. So that's the formula. It's very simple as a way of generating something. It's my inner minimalist.