"Once I started working with generative music in the 1970s, I was flirting with ideas of making a kind of endless music - not like a record that you'd put on, which would play for a while and finish."

"Agressive music can only shock you once. Afterwards its impact declines. It's inevitable."

"Perhaps when music has been shouting for so long, a quieter voice seems attractive."

"It's not the destination that matters. It's the change of scene."

"The harmony of the universe dictates that the roots of true happiness grow deep in the present moment."

"I would say that although my music may be or may have been part of the cultural background fabric of the gay community, I consider myself an outsider who belongs everywhere and nowhere... Being a human being is what truly counts. That's where you'll find me."

"Strength does not come from winning, but from knowing that the silence between the notes creates the music."

"In the quiet sanctuary of self-reflection, the soul finds its rhythm. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery — an essential principle for the reflective life."