The Tonys ignored West Side Story. The Tonys ignored Gypsy. It's a kind of public humiliation.

When I listen to my work, I think, what's so inflammatory about it? It's not really that dissonant. A lot of people who used to hate my stuff have come round to it.

Math and music are intimately related. Not necessarily on a conscious level, but sure.

I was never much of a reader. I'm a slow reader, which is unusual, because I'm so into language and I love words so much. But it's hard for me to read.

Tonight, tonight, won't be just any night. Tonight there will be no morning star.

I was raised to be charming, not sincere.

The more restrictions you have, the easier anything is to write.