It's a fundamental, social attitude that the 1% supports symphonies and operas and doesn't support Johnny learning to program hip-hop beats. When I put it like that, it sounds like, 'Well, yeah,' but you start to think, 'Why not, though?' What makes one more valuable than another?

Sometimes it's a form of love just to talk to somebody that you have nothing in common with and still be fascinated by their presence.

It's not always been a happy marriage. I guess I wanted a quick fix.

I don't like begging money from producers.

I found music to be the therapy of choice.

With music, you often don't have to translate it. It just affects you, and you don't know why.

I try to devote my afternoons to making music in my home studio, but it's a lot more fun hanging out with musicians and friends, and trying subtly to influence a band than making your own stuff.

It didn't even occur to me that I'm the last person in the world who should play salsa or Brazilian music.

You create a community with music, not just at concerts but by talking about it with your friends.

I've noticed a lot of younger artists have less fear of doing different sorts of things, whether it's various types of music, or gallery artists moving between video and sculpture and drawing.