I like songs that are part of a dramatic texture, and therefore I like the scenes to be active. I wanna follow the story and that means you lean on the actors.

Music is structure out of Chaos

Gotta watch out for directors.

Every day a little death.

The dumbing down of the country reflects itself on Broadway. The shows get dumber, and the public gets used to them.

I do not hope for what I cannot have! I do not cling to things I cannot keep!

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.