There was a theft! But, of course, if it was up to me, every two years I would win an Oscar.

I come from a background of experimental music which mingled real sounds together with musical sounds.

There was a theft! But, of course, if it was up to me, every two years I would win an Oscar.

Bernard Herrmann used to write all his scores by himself. So did Bach, Beethoven and Stravinsky. I dont understand why this happens in the movie industry.

We live in a modern world, and in contemporary music the central fact is contamination. Not the contamination of disease but the contamination of musical styles. If you find this in me, that is good.

You can see my decision as either a distinctive factor or as a limitation. I don't feel it is a limitation.

I was offered a free villa in Hollywood, but I said no thank you, I prefer to live in Italy.