Art is not an object, but a trigger for experience.

If you are part of a religion that very strongly insists that you believe then to decide not to do that is quite a big hurdle to jump over. You never forget the thought process you went through. It becomes part of your whole intellectual picture.

I describe things in terms of body movements. I dance a bit to describe what sort of movement it ought to make, and that's a good way of talking to musicians. Particularly bass players.

Lyrics are always misleading because they make people think that that's what the music is about.

I've had quite a lot of luck with dreams. I've often awoken in the night with a phrase or even a whole song in my head.

I wanted to get rid of the element that had been considered essential in pop music: the voice.

I believe in singing.