My original idea was to produce and not make records myself.

The hallmark of an artist is generosity.

I don't hear any of the popular stuff unless it's good 'cause I pay no attention to popular culture, at all.

The essence of show business is, if you see a tight-rope walker go across a tight rope, everybody claps. But, if you see him wobble, everybody gasps.

Probably the deepest use of music and of art is to create conscience.

I think we in the Alpha Band, which was a strange group anyway, weren't dealing with any of these issues. They sneaked up on us and took us over, before we know what was going on.

I've seen a study in the last year that digital sound actually induces stress in the listener.