Quotes from John Cale

When somebody grabs a movement, you're kind of locked into it. It's all par for the course.

The only reason we wore sunglasses onstage was because we couldn't stand the sight of the audience.

We'd hold a chord for three hours if we could.

In cities like New York and Austin, there's much more of a social context for music than in other places.

Growing up in Wales was a pretty Draconian experience with religion.

I missed out on my teenage years. I led a sheltered life. I was practicing scales instead of playing football.

I missed out on my teenage years. I led a sheltered life. I was practicing scales instead of going out there and playing football.

I learn from thinking about the future, what hasn't been done yet. That's kind of my constant obsession.

Time plays a role in almost every decision. And some decisions define your attitude about time.

Growing up in Wales was a pretty Draconian experience with religion.

Even if you're improvising, the fact that beforehand you know certain things will work helps you make those improvisations successful. It really helps to have a certain amount of knowledge about musical structure.

It would be a stronger world, a stronger, loving world, to die in.

Life and Death are just things you do when you're bored. - Fear (is a Man's Best Friend)

Books crawl down from the shelves; Read themselves through you; Read themselves at you. - Library of Force

We are already dead but not yet in the ground. - Fear

Fear is a man's best friend.

I like what the future holds. I don't like thinking about the past.

That's what my life is, writing songs.

There was a time where I was the youngest one in any group, and now when I turn around sometimes, I'm the oldest one in every group. It just seemed to flip-flop one day - it wasn't a gradual thing.

I like it here in New York. I like the idea of having to keep eyes in the back of your head all the time.

If you're all loaded up on love, you haven't got anywhere else to go.

We gave up on the idea of trying to make the record a good representation of the live performance.

I'm impatient. I get twitchy. When I get that feeling I just go out and make something happen.

I never use the word, it's loaded. What love means to me is need.