I never wanted to write the sort of song that said, 'Look at how abnormal and crazy and out there I am, man!'

When you make something you are always offering some choices and denying others.

Set up a situation that presents you with something slightly beyond your reach.

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

You can't do anything interesting with cutting-edge technology except not make it cutting-edge.

The artists of the past who impressed me were the ones who really focused their work.

I've got a feeling that music might not be the most interesting place to be in the world of things.