And so many of the kinds of labels you get stuck with don't really tell the story; Progressive, Art Rock, Noise Music, Downtown - it ends up being a struggle to stay out of debates that other people are having…

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If you write songs you have an idea how they're going to sound.

If you write songs you have an idea how they're going to sound.

We play melodic music, we play songs, we play all kinds of things and when...

We play melodic music, we play songs, we play all kinds of things and when...

We went through this business of me writing out all the parts for these old...

We went through this business of me writing out all the parts for these old...

You could say that everything the musicians have learned and known over the years, all...

You could say that everything the musicians have learned and known over the years, all...

I think that one of the things that influences me most as a composer is...

I think that one of the things that influences me most as a composer is...

Improvised music involves a lot of intuition and I like developing intuition.

Improvised music involves a lot of intuition and I like developing intuition.

As an improviser I'm now pretty comfortable with trios, so I'm thinking of working up...

As an improviser I'm now pretty comfortable with trios, so I'm thinking of working up...

I think things changed as a result of a certain perception of our politics. When...

I think things changed as a result of a certain perception of our politics. When...

We played some gigs in Switzerland a couple of weeks ago and it was the...

We played some gigs in Switzerland a couple of weeks ago and it was the...

Chris Cutler was kind enough to offer his company as an umbrella, so now I...

Chris Cutler was kind enough to offer his company as an umbrella, so now I...

I remember playing football dressed in peculiar costumes with some friends in France and laughing...

I remember playing football dressed in peculiar costumes with some friends in France and laughing...

There are always things to examine. What's great is not feeling that I have to...

There are always things to examine. What's great is not feeling that I have to...

I don't know if I'm striving for anything that I can put into words.

I don't know if I'm striving for anything that I can put into words.

Well, I think music for kids is never anything but experimental is it?

Well, I think music for kids is never anything but experimental is it?

Not necessarily in one concert, but they're all there to be used if you want...

Not necessarily in one concert, but they're all there to be used if you want...

There's an awful lot of resources that can be drawn upon in an improvised music...

There's an awful lot of resources that can be drawn upon in an improvised music...

Some things don't wind up sounding like you'd expect, which is just as well.

Some things don't wind up sounding like you'd expect, which is just as well.

I write with a mouse, because it has no psychological associations or memories or habits...

I write with a mouse, because it has no psychological associations or memories or habits...

It's like learning a language; you can't speak a language fluently until you find out...

It's like learning a language; you can't speak a language fluently until you find out...

The totality of a record is usually beyond ones ability to imagine when you start...

The totality of a record is usually beyond ones ability to imagine when you start...