All of the sudden the audiences started getting younger and the spread of the attendance was really wide. I think it's as a result of the records selling more that they started following our careers.

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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...

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 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...

That's what my life is, writing songs.

That's what my life is, writing songs.

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...

The avant-garde makes more sense to me.

The avant-garde makes more sense to me.

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

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

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.

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

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

I missed out on my teenage years. I led a sheltered life. I was practicing...

I missed out on my teenage years. I led a sheltered life. I was practicing...

Growing up in Wales was a pretty Draconian experience with religion.

Growing up in Wales was a pretty Draconian experience with religion.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

I like what the future holds. I don't like thinking about the past.

I like what the future holds. I don't like thinking about the past.

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...

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...

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....