Today's recording techniques would have been regarded as science fiction forty years ago.

We always started these albums as making demos, that went right on until Scary Monsters.

My father had a brilliant scholastic record in high school and was awarded a college scholarship. Unfortunately he had to turn it down so that he could continue to support his family.

The object is to make a great record and you have to do whatever it takes.

You don't necessarily need expensive gear or giant budgets to reach an audience.

Any respectable artist has really given up on a label because the labels are still kidding themselves that the only way to go is to sign these big names like Lady Gaga and expect to make gazillions.

Oh, it was so hard to leave Paris, just about my favorite city in the world.