I like to go to old versions and find out what effect beats and scales have on your body, how they can transport you.

The closer you get to the source, the more you begin to understand its essential nature.

I have much clearer memories of my time in Egypt: songs on the radio, the rhythms that accompanied belly dancers, the sound of the adhan - the Muslim call to prayer. I just soaked it all up.

When I was growing up, my idea of Led Zeppelin was all epic lasers, castles, and ten-minute drum solos - that sort of thing.

One of my interests is to understand what constitutes the vibe of a place and what makes one concert different from another.

I think entertainment is a perfectly noble occupation.

I always wanted to know what the music behind some music was, or where it came from, and that gave me a point of reference for understanding the music I was listening to.