If you just literally stand still for a while, listen and think, things will eventually get sorted out.

In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. You find the fun and - SNAP - the job's a game!

I would like to make one thing quite clear. ... I never explain anything.

The anateur works until they get something right. The professional works until they can't go wrong.

If I'm reading about a river or the trees or the wind blowing or the stars at night, if you can hear that in the music in some way, you've wedded the two and your imagination takes off. To be able to hear that in music is really important.

Sometimes I'm so sweet even I can't stand it.

Success is terrifying. Like happiness, it is often appreciated in retrospect. It's only later that you place it in perspective. Years from now, I'll look back and say, ‘God, wasn't it wonderful.’