Great musicians accept everything that they hear and find something good. They take what they like and they throw away what they don't like.

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I see myself and many artists like me as the torchbearers through these dark ages.

I see myself and many artists like me as the torchbearers through these dark ages.

When I'm writing, sometimes it gets to that place where I feel like the piece...

When I'm writing, sometimes it gets to that place where I feel like the piece...

And I try to be as diplomatic as I can, but it always ends up...

And I try to be as diplomatic as I can, but it always ends up...

Eye was a great discovery. He is one of the great vocalists of all time.

Eye was a great discovery. He is one of the great vocalists of all time.

I run around, I listen to a lot of music, go to a lot of...

I run around, I listen to a lot of music, go to a lot of...

I have about two or three people, we don't have an office, we don't even...

I have about two or three people, we don't have an office, we don't even...

That was my challenge as a composer. Like with anything, to keep yourself interested in...

That was my challenge as a composer. Like with anything, to keep yourself interested in...

Well, in Japan, I have got a group of musicians that I have worked with...

Well, in Japan, I have got a group of musicians that I have worked with...

For about seven years. I really like it there. There are a lot of great...

For about seven years. I really like it there. There are a lot of great...

It's a matter of keeping people on a spontaneous edge.

It's a matter of keeping people on a spontaneous edge.

I'm getting ready to write a piece now, and it's been six months thinking about...

I'm getting ready to write a piece now, and it's been six months thinking about...

I put together the influences of my life in as clear a way as I...

I put together the influences of my life in as clear a way as I...

You can't be idealistic in this world and not be crazy.

You can't be idealistic in this world and not be crazy.

One of the reasons I started Tzadik, which is my own label, is to keep...

One of the reasons I started Tzadik, which is my own label, is to keep...

As soon as you get a certain amount of attention, then everybody kinda wants to...

As soon as you get a certain amount of attention, then everybody kinda wants to...

That is a lot of the reason I do what I do, to really spread...

That is a lot of the reason I do what I do, to really spread...

I have wit in my work and a sense of humor, but I do not...

I have wit in my work and a sense of humor, but I do not...

Nothing makes your sense of humor disappear faster than having someone ask where it is.

Nothing makes your sense of humor disappear faster than having someone ask where it is.

Insult is powerful. Insult begets both rage and humor and often at the same time.

Insult is powerful. Insult begets both rage and humor and often at the same time.

Were it not for my little jokes, I could not bear the burdens of this...

Were it not for my little jokes, I could not bear the burdens of this...