The first time I ever went to Chicago was with Zappa and I had a fantastic experiences with him and every other band I've played with. It's a great music town.

I don't have to be a success. I can just try.

Being a professional does not have a very high standard.

I've composed all my life and kept things, and even developed things I've done in college into something now.

I'm not Zappa, you know. I'm just Terry.

There are things I've kept over the years and then someday I might pull up a program of some tune that I've done and I go "Wow, I know what to do with this now".

I'm not a haiku artist, but I wanted to use the phrase 5, 7, 5 in the melody that flows over time. So the string melody, the first one is five notes, the next one is seven, and then the third one is five.