I'm content with making records, but I don't want to be doing the same thing all the time.

Quote by John Cale

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That's what my life is, writing songs.

That's what my life is, writing songs.

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...

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

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

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 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...

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 want to get lean and mean, keep it minimalist.

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

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...

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 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....

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 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.

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.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...