I missed out on my teenage years. I led a sheltered life. I was practicing scales instead of playing football.

Quote by John Cale

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In cities like New York and Austin, there's much more of a social context for...

In cities like New York and Austin, there's much more of a social context for...

All of the sudden the audiences started getting younger and the spread of the attendance...

All of the sudden the audiences started getting younger and the spread of the attendance...

I learn from thinking about the future, what hasn't been done yet. That's kind of...

I learn from thinking about the future, what hasn't been done yet. That's kind of...

We gave up on the idea of trying to make the record a good representation...

We gave up on the idea of trying to make the record a good representation...

I never use the word, it's loaded. What love means to me is need.

I never use the word, it's loaded. What love means to me is need.

When somebody grabs a movement, you're kind of locked into it. It's all par for...

When somebody grabs a movement, you're kind of locked into it. It's all par for...

What I enjoy most about being on stage is that the natural instruments give you...

What I enjoy most about being on stage is that the natural instruments give you...

People sort of know me for that solo piano music I did.

People sort of know me for that solo piano music I did.

If I'm interested in what I'm doing, other people will be interested in it.

If I'm interested in what I'm doing, other people will be interested in it.

I'm writing a movie about Mozart going to New York in the '60s. I've been...

I'm writing a movie about Mozart going to New York in the '60s. I've been...

I'm content with making records, but I don't want to be doing the same thing...

I'm content with making records, but I don't want to be doing the same thing...

I'm impatient. I get twitchy. When I get that feeling I just go out and...

I'm impatient. I get twitchy. When I get that feeling I just go out and...

The value of having a computer, to me, is that it'll remember everything you do....

The value of having a computer, to me, is that it'll remember everything you do....

I want to get lean and mean, keep it minimalist.

I want to get lean and mean, keep it minimalist.

The avant-garde makes more sense to me.

The avant-garde makes more sense to me.

We'd hold a chord for three hours if we could.

We'd hold a chord for three hours if we could.

The only reason we wore sunglasses onstage was because we couldn't stand the sight of...

The only reason we wore sunglasses onstage was because we couldn't stand the sight of...

That's what my life is, writing songs.

That's what my life is, writing songs.

Time plays a role in almost every decision. And some decisions define your attitude about...

Time plays a role in almost every decision. And some decisions define your attitude about...

Even if you're improvising, the fact that beforehand you know certain things will work helps...

Even if you're improvising, the fact that beforehand you know certain things will work helps...