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

Quote by John Cale

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

If you're all loaded up on love, you haven't got anywhere else to go.

If you're all loaded up on love, you haven't got anywhere else to go.

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...

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

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

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

The avant-garde makes more sense to me.

The avant-garde makes more sense to me.

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

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

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...

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...

That's what my life is, writing songs.

That's what my life is, writing songs.