There are those who make music and movies in a linear way: They plan them, they have a script. Of course, you have to have a script sometimes, but that alone isn't enough.
Ry CooderSomething has to happen between you and the public, some interface that lets the public in on what you're doing.
Ry CooderI just feel that music is a great life, because it's very rewarding. It's a gratification. You do this for yourself, and you also do this for other people.
Ry CooderIn oddball places, the electric guitar has been taken as an almost alien object - this weird, six-stringed instrument that fell down to earth and was then played loud but with traditional grace and intelligence
Ry Cooder