Los Angeles is an industry town, and it has great facilities and personnel. The disadvantage is that everyone there seems to talk about the same subject matter.

All my music is very simple in that melody is usually clearly stated.

A carefree quality is a whole aspect of life that I will never understand. I don't think I have ever been carefree and can't see the pleasure of it.

I don't personally see my work as being dark. What interests me is a balance between light and dark.

I dont find myself lobbying for projects. Filmmakers almost always come to me.

Learning how to improvise really awakened my interest in music.

I almost never try to make the audience comfortable. I wouldn't want that if I were in the audience.