Composers are in some ways the last frontier of musician that gets a paycheck for their musical services.

I've never tried to work chronologically. I don't think I have the discipline to do that.

I think the music business is becoming more difficult. It's really taken a big hit with piracy, so it's a lot more difficult. I mean, it was kind of an impractical career choice when I did it 25 years ago, but nowadays it's truly reckless.

The more I come to understand music, the more I feel like a numbskull because there is always more to learn.

If I had kids, I don't think I would recommend they pursue a career in music.

I was in the Chilli Peppers at the time and I asked myself, would I be able to wear a sock on my genitals at the age of forty and they proved me wrong because I guess they're still doing it.

I don't like to write any music to a script. Experience has taught me that's generally a waste of time.