We had many more points of agreement than we had points of difference, but we did differ, and the bigger we got, the more insistent we got that each one of us should have his way.

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

Improvisation is too good to leave to chance.

I see a correlation between short stories and songs, because of their length and for what they're meant to evoke. Combine certain words with melodies and it all becomes very moving.

It's pointless to be critical of your stuff once it's done. I don't spend a lot of time agonising over it. It's of no importance once it's finished.

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

Blessed are the sat upon, spat upon, ratted on.