Once you feel that you've learned some skills and you know how to make records, the next thing is, "Do we ever get to make one that people will really like?" Because then we'll have something to do.

You have to be able to improvise and respond to what's going on around you. Then you might get a good piece of work done.

Musicians understand each other through means other that speaking.

The environment is rarely put on tape, or if it is, it's so abstract that most people never realize it. They just don't know what it means. But if you can show it to them, then that's what becomes the main instrument.

I always think you should push your envelope every chance you get.

Everything you do is challenging, hopefully, because if it's not, it's boring.

Bad music can make you weak.