John Cale Quotes
Time plays a role in almost every decision. And some decisions define your attitude about time.
The only reason we wore sunglasses onstage was because we couldn't stand the sight of the audience.
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.
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.
In cities like New York and Austin, there's much more of a social context for music than in other places.
Everyone should be encouraged...in spiration and artistic freedom is the cornerstone of rock and roll.
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.
When somebody grabs a movement, you're kind of locked into it. It's all par for the course.
We gave up on the idea of trying to make the record a good representation of the live performance.
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.
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.
I'm impatient. I get twitchy. When I get that feeling I just go out and make something happen.
I'm content with making records, but I don't want to be doing the same thing all the time.
In the studio you have pretty much carte blanche with whatever you're doing. You can turn natural instruments into electronic instruments.
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.
