Quotes from John Cale

All of the sudden the audiences started getting younger and the spread of the attendance was really wide. I think it's as a result of the records selling more that they started following our careers.

People sort of know me for that solo piano music I did.

I'm content with making records, but I don't want to be doing the same thing all the time.

I'm writing a movie about Mozart going to New York in the '60s. I've been reading so many novels.

The value of having a computer, to me, is that it'll remember everything you do. It's a databank.

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.

I am a ham. I've no business being rock 'n' roll. I've said it over and over again that I'm a classical composer, dishevelling my personality by dabbling in rock 'n' roll.

The avant-garde makes more sense to me.

I want to get lean and mean, keep it minimalist.

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

What I enjoy most about being on stage is that the natural instruments give you a greater freedom with texture. When you use natural instruments they have their own resonance.

Everyone should be encouraged...in spiration and artistic freedom is the cornerstone of rock and roll.

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