Even if you're improvising, the fact that beforehand you know certain things will work helps you make those improvisations successful. It really helps to have a certain amount of knowledge about musical structure.
John CaleEveryone should be encouraged...in spiration and artistic freedom is the cornerstone of rock and roll.
John CaleThe value of having a computer, to me, is that it'll remember everything you do. It's a databank.
John CaleI like it here in New York. I like the idea of having to keep eyes in the back of your head all the time.
John Cale