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.

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

The older ideas are rendering more and more bland music.

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.

It's important for that to exist in a society that doesn't present you with any genuine problems.

I'll alight upon words because I think they suggest any number of things.

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