If you grow up in a very strong religion like Catholicism you certainly cultivate in yourself a certain taste for the intensity of ideas.

I wanted to use the studio like a microscope for sound, which is what good engineers do.

Admirers can be a tremendous force for conservatism.

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

If I tried to make a commercial album, it would be a complete flop. I have no idea what the world at large likes.

People tend to play in their comfort zone, so the best things are achieved in a state of surprise, actually.

Think inside the work - outside the work