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.

We gave up on the idea of trying to make the record a good representation of the live performance.

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

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

What I enjoy most about being on stage is that the natural instruments give you a greater freedom with texture. When you use natural instruments they have their own resonance.

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.

The only reason we wore sunglasses onstage was because we couldn't stand the sight of the audience.