Content dictates form and style.

I chose and my world was shaken. So what? The choice may have been mistaken; the choosing was not. You have to move on.

Lyrics have to be underwritten. That's why poets generally make poor lyric writers because the language is too rich. You get drowned in it.

I've always preferred actors who sing to singers who act in all the shows I've done.

Art is craft, not inspiration.

Generally, the best recording is the original cast, because that's the way the piece grew: integrally, with them.

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.