If you were a painter and a rock and roll musi­cian and weren't established in either - to be an artist today you have to be as much a businessman to suc­ceed, you have to spend an equal amount of time doing business as you spend doing your craft.

Lately I've been believing that music predates speech.

And I wasn't convinced that I was the most talented person in the world.

We probably, as primitive people, made music before we actually had a language, and that's where language comes from.

I always work on New Year's Eve, no matter what.

Capote wrote every day. He said that's the only way, you have to sit down every day and do it.

I do know the effect that music still has on me - I'm completely vulnerable to it. I'm seduced by it.