I like my stuff 'cause I only ever end up with tracks that I really, really like. It always appeals to me.

I think the best way is to forget about racing people and just find territory that's fresh.

Just the type of music that was around at the same time as I was writing. Some of it was wicked, definitely. But there was just one direction which I thought could be pushed that no one was pushing.

I’m not that interested in what people make of it, or how people consider me. That’s nothing to do with me.

I want to change peoples' minds about music, I want to bring the really brutal experimental stuff to peoples' attention.

Stereotyping and generating brands around musicians I think contributes to their eventual demise.

I didn't want to try and borrow kudos from Indonesian culture. I was trying to get a fresh perspective on these instruments. I'm not doing a Paul Simon Gracelands and stealing all this African music and not give anyone any credit.