One hundred guitarists making lots of noise would not be something you'd want to listen to.

It's crucial that people are on the right measure at the right time.

There were a lot of people doing new and interesting things with rock. But I wanted to take it farther than that. My real influence was punk. I must have listened to the first Patti Smith album 300 times.

One hundred guitarists making lots of noise would not be something you'd want to listen to.

I'm never happy with anything.

I'm constantly revising and updating a piece until it's finally recorded. Once it's recorded, then it's over.

I really feel instrumental music can speak - can contain tremendous amounts of information - but it's speaking to your subconscious.