You create a community with music, not just at concerts but by talking about it with your friends.

I try never to wear my own clothes, I pretend I'm someone else

A dissection of music perception and creation that starts slowly and inexorably builds to a grand finish. I loved reading that listening to music coordinates more disparate parts of the brain than almost anything else--and playing music uses even more! Despite illuminating a lot of what goes on this book doesn't "spoil" enjoyment- it only deepens the beautiful mystery that is music.

So there's no guarantee if you like the music you will empathize with the culture and the people who made it. It doesn't necessarily happen. I think it can, but it doesn't necessarily happen. Which is kind of a shame.

The more you know, the more you know you don't know and the more you know that you don't know.

I think sometimes - not always - I write songs that are accessible.

Sometimes it's a form of love just to talk to somebody that you have nothing in common with and still be fascinated by their presence.