I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones.

Get yourself out of whatever cage you find yourself in.

The act of listening is in fact an act of composing.

I never had a hat, never wore one, but recently was given a brown suede duck-hunting hat. The moment I put it on I realized I was starved for a hat. I kept it warm by putting it on my head. I made plans to wear it especially when I was going to do any thinking. Somewhere in Virginia, I lost my hat.

The purpose of music is to sober and quiet the mind, thus making it susceptible to divine influences.

Don't try to create and analyze at the same time. They're different processes.

I don't need sound to talk to me.