I'm writing a movie about Mozart going to New York in the '60s. I've been reading so many novels.

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.

The value of having a computer, to me, is that it'll remember everything you do. It's a databank.

I missed out on my teenage years. I led a sheltered life. I was practicing scales instead of going out there and playing football.

I like it here in New York. I like the idea of having to keep eyes in the back of your head all the time.

Growing up in Wales was a pretty Draconian experience with religion.

In cities like New York and Austin, there's much more of a social context for music than in other places.