I had a lot of trouble with engineers, because their whole background is learning from a functional point of view, and then learning how to perform that function.

I don't live in the past at all I'm always wanting to do something new. I make a point of constantly trying to forget and get things out of my mind.

Agressive music can only shock you once. Afterwards its impact declines. It's inevitable.

Musicians are there in front of you, and the spectators sense their tension, which is not the case when you're listening to a record. Your attention is more relaxed. The emotional aspect is more important in live music.

You can't really imagine music without technology.

I hate the rock music tradition. I can't bear it!

Avant-garde music is sort of research music. You're glad someone's done it but you don't necessarily want to listen to it.

I'd love it if American kids were listening to Muslim music.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the ambition of the great painters was to make paintings that were like music, which was then considered as the noblest art.

I wanted to get rid of the element that had been considered essential in pop music: the voice.