Music tells no truths.

Music tells no truths.

I remember being handed a score composed by Mozart at the age of eleven. What could I say? I felt read more

I remember being handed a score composed by Mozart at the age of eleven. What could I say? I felt like de Kooning, who was asked to comment on a certain abstract painting, and answered in the negative. He was then told it was the work of a celebrated monkey. 'That's different. For a monkey, it's terrific.'

I need drama in my life to keep making music.

I need drama in my life to keep making music.

Gayly the troubadour
Touched his guitar.

Gayly the troubadour
Touched his guitar.

From the persistence of noise comes the insistence of rage. From the emergence of tone comes the divergence of thought. read more

From the persistence of noise comes the insistence of rage. From the emergence of tone comes the divergence of thought. From the enlightenment of music comes the wisdom of... silence.

I'm saddest when I sing.

I'm saddest when I sing.

Never look at the trombones. You'll only encourage them.

Never look at the trombones. You'll only encourage them.

You know I want to sing for people, I want to jazz people up I want to make new music read more

You know I want to sing for people, I want to jazz people up I want to make new music that they've never heard.

Extraordinary how potent cheap music is.

Extraordinary how potent cheap music is.