The value of having a computer, to me, is that it'll remember everything you do. It's a databank.

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

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

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'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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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 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...

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.

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...

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...

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 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.

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

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