The idea of making music from an imaginary culture was to give ourselves a set of restrictions and parameters within which to work. Otherwise, we might have just gone on all kinds of creative detours, some of which might have been interesting. But better we confine ourselves to something.

Cycling is a joy and faster than many other modes of transport, depending on the time of day. It clears the head.

I couldn't take pictures of green rolling hills.

I've been in beautiful landscapes where one is tempted to whip out a camera and take a picture. I've learned to resist that.

There's an old joke that you know you're in heaven if the cooks are Italian and the engineering is German. If it's the other way around you're in hell.

My favorite time of day is to get up and eat leftovers from dinner, especially spicy food.

The better a singer's voice, the harder it is to believe what they're saying.