I'm writing a movie about Mozart going to New York in the '60s. I've been reading so many novels.

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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...

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

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

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...

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.

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.

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....

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...

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...

The avant-garde makes more sense to me.

The avant-garde makes more sense to me.

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 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...

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...

That's what my life is, writing songs.

That's what my life is, writing songs.

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...

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 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...

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

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

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...

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

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