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

I want to get lean and mean, keep it minimalist.

There are a few people that I always say, "Hey, what do you think of this?" The minute that you know that you want this particular person to hear it, you know that you're pretty much done - although you're doing it to hear some feedback. It's a smart move to know whose ears you want.

I like what the future holds. I don't like thinking about the past.

I learn from thinking about the future, what hasn't been done yet. That's kind of my constant obsession.

I am a ham. I've no business being rock 'n' roll. I've said it over and over again that I'm a classical composer, dishevelling my personality by dabbling in rock 'n' roll.

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