Anthony Heilbut has been a guide and a mentor to me. I know of no one who has the love and depth of knowledge of this extraordinary author.

I like working with sound; sound and rhythm. I like the abstract more than "What does that mean?" Nobody ever says to you, "Why did you use a harmonium?" Or "What is that ringing sound that occurs here?" The questions are always "What does that song mean?" or "What were you trying to say here?"

...what threatens us today in the world of computers and other invasions of privacy is not a national ID card but a number of other things.

The only time that love is an easy game is when two other people are playing it.

People often called us perfectionists, but we were not looking for perfection. We were looking for some kind of magic in the music.

We're living in a certain time, and we're aware of it. And that's part of what we're aware of, along with our own personal aches and pains.

...music is sometimes the only benign avenue of communication between antagonists.