One of those things that I find hard to dispose of is my attitude to album sequencing, the layout of the pieces.

If it's a language you don't understand and you're not concerned with the meanings of the words, your impression comes from how the words look, particularly if the language uses different characters.

But I don't really listen to much be-bop at all at the moment.

The older ideas are rendering more and more bland music.

I'm always pleased with my work. Absolutely.

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.

I'd say that it's important for music to be there that gives you a challenge, that rearranges things in your head.