"The whole thing about rock and roll is that it's supposed to be rebellious. But most of it isn't."

"I'm not a musician. I'm a composer."

"The only thing that matters is the music. If it's good, it's good. If it's not, it's not."

"I don't think there's any such thing as a guilty pleasure. If you like it, you like it."

"The computer can't tell you the emotional story. It can give you the exact mathematical design, but what's missing is the eyebrows."