I believe that a truly valuable artist must be an artist who realizes the impossibility of his task -and then continues to do it.

When I joined the band I didn't know any of the tunes, and when I left the band I didn't know any of the tunes!

I actually get a metallic taste in my mouth when I think about electric music.

Musicians are always gigging and never have a chance to stop for a minute.

Music always turns into music. As soon as I play a key, push a key down, there's no theory any more. When I go and I hear a sound on the keyboard, all theories go out the window.

Ideally, I'd like to be the eternal novice, for then only the surprises would be endless.

The way I think about the practicing, it is my undercover work.