When I'm writing, sometimes it gets to that place where I feel like the piece is writing itself and I'm trying not to get in the way.

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That's where I began to ask questions that maybe don't have one specific answer. And...

That's where I began to ask questions that maybe don't have one specific answer. And...

As soon as you get a certain amount of attention, then everybody kinda wants to...

As soon as you get a certain amount of attention, then everybody kinda wants to...

That is a lot of the reason I do what I do, to really spread...

That is a lot of the reason I do what I do, to really spread...

And I try to be as diplomatic as I can, but it always ends up...

And I try to be as diplomatic as I can, but it always ends up...

You can't be idealistic in this world and not be crazy.

You can't be idealistic in this world and not be crazy.

One of the reasons I started Tzadik, which is my own label, is to keep...

One of the reasons I started Tzadik, which is my own label, is to keep...

Great musicians accept everything that they hear and find something good. They take what they...

Great musicians accept everything that they hear and find something good. They take what they...

For about seven years. I really like it there. There are a lot of great...

For about seven years. I really like it there. There are a lot of great...

Well, in Japan, I have got a group of musicians that I have worked with...

Well, in Japan, I have got a group of musicians that I have worked with...

It's a matter of keeping people on a spontaneous edge.

It's a matter of keeping people on a spontaneous edge.

I run around, I listen to a lot of music, go to a lot of...

I run around, I listen to a lot of music, go to a lot of...

Like you have seven people with their hands up. I gotta make a choice. Y'know,...

Like you have seven people with their hands up. I gotta make a choice. Y'know,...

I have about two or three people, we don't have an office, we don't even...

I have about two or three people, we don't have an office, we don't even...

I put together the influences of my life in as clear a way as I...

I put together the influences of my life in as clear a way as I...

It's a blast to watch. It's a lot more interesting live than it is on...

It's a blast to watch. It's a lot more interesting live than it is on...

I have wit in my work and a sense of humor, but I do not...

I have wit in my work and a sense of humor, but I do not...

That was my challenge as a composer. Like with anything, to keep yourself interested in...

That was my challenge as a composer. Like with anything, to keep yourself interested in...

It breaks even. We lose ten, twenty grand every year. But then the people who...

It breaks even. We lose ten, twenty grand every year. But then the people who...

I see myself and many artists like me as the torchbearers through these dark ages.

I see myself and many artists like me as the torchbearers through these dark ages.

You know, when we were kids, we had to go to a theater to see...

You know, when we were kids, we had to go to a theater to see...