If you can get humor and seriousness at the same time, you've created a special little thing, and that's what I'm looking for, because if you get pompous, you lose everything.

...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.

How much can you do with two voices? You can sing thirds or you can sing fifths or you can do a background harmony.

Life I love you, all is groovy.

I don't believe what the papers are saying They're just out to capture my dime, Exaggerating this, exaggerating that.

Improvisation is too good to leave to chance.

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?"