I like the idea that within the structure of the song, some kind of built-in improvisation keeps them fragile and in their moment, so that I'm not projecting so much, so that my perception of the song doesn't interfere with what its real body is. Sometimes it's like telling a story that I heard in passing, and I don't want it to become completely mine.

It would be really nice to make a record that would be super-fun to play live - a record that would be funny, with a little bit of heart.

There's all these musicians in the world, and anybody that takes enough time to create a record or even think about the fantasy of rock & roll, I mean, it's a really vulnerable place to be in. It's a huge thing to do.

I routinely never discuss my marriage. It's nice to have things in my life that are totally mine.

Can you still have any famous last words if you're somebody nobody knows?

If I had a reed made of lightening I could blow the sax all night... I don't know where one would acquire a reed made of lightening but I would imagine that Bill Clinton has one.

I quit drinking every night, at 1:30 A.M.