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When I was younger, I looked at getting older as this process of getting less interested in things and becoming colder, and of finding less joy in the mystery of things. And I've found the exact opposite to be true. I find that I'm getting warmer, and that I'm more mystified by human interactions.

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I'd like to think that most of what I do is self-evident if you're listening to it or seeing it. But I don't mind the fact that it's hard to describe.

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Brian Eno developed systems to keep himself on edge and to keep himself in a position where he's generating ideas.

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If we're given a number of circumstances to deal with, the brain goes into this mode of trying to find a solution, and it's amazing how good we are at it.

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People's association with improvisation means one person playing an endless stream of notes over something, and it doesn't have to be.

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As far as I'm concerned, any work you get is because people have heard other work you've done.

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The people I choose to work with, I work with because I'm already impressed with them, you know?

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I've made a point of not being, say what I refer to as a 'careerist' about anything.

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Music looks very formidable to people outside of it and it looks like it's this realm of spooky genius.

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We're so used to everything being properly manicured, like you can hear every footstep in a movie, you can hear every bit of dialogue, and everything is in its place.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: December 11th, 1963

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