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...

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 avant-garde makes more sense to me.

The avant-garde makes more sense to me.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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.

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.

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'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 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...

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.

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'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...

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

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

That's what my life is, writing songs.

That's what my life is, writing songs.

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...

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.