As soon as you externalize an idea you see facets of it that weren't clear when it was just floating around in your head.

Avant-garde music is sort of research music. You're glad someone's done it but you don't necessarily want to listen to it.

The smart thing in the art world is to have one good idea and never have another.

Most of those melodies are me trying to find out what notes fit, and then hitting ones that don't fit in a very interesting way.

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

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

I felt extremely uncomfortable as the focal point, in the spotlight. I really like the behind the scenes role, because all my freedom is there.