I loved Debussy, Stravinsky, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, anything with romantic melodies, especially the nocturnes. Nietzsche was a hero, especially with Thus Spoke Zarathustra. He gets a bad rap; hes very misunderstood. Hes a maker of individuals, and he was a teacher of teachers.

Richard got married to a figure skater, and he bought her a dishwasher and a coffee percolator.

Buddy Holly and the early rock 'n' roll was no lighter than the way I play. It's very minimal.

My husband had an education. He had a degree in Literature. I married into a camp of literary types.

Americans have decided to be stupid and shallow since 1980.

The God of the Old Testament is the depiction of evil.

We're captive on the carousel of time, we can't return we can only look behind.