I write in the studio, I don't sit around with a piano or a guitar and write songs. I get satisfaction out of that because I can finish the song really quickly. I can use whatever momentum I have. I've got to put it down, develop it, and get it as far [as I can], because the excitement of the moment of when you get that idea - you want to try and hold it and build on it and really gain strength from it. Being in the studio and writing songs like that is really the best way.
If I'm interested in what I'm doing, other people will be interested in it. - John Cale
If I'm interested in what I'm doing, other people will be interested in it.
- John Cale
Even if you're improvising, the fact that beforehand you know certain things will work helps you make those improvisations successful. It really help… - John Cale
Even if you're improvising, the fact that beforehand you know certain things will work helps you make those improvisations successful. It really help…
I want to get lean and mean, keep it minimalist. - John Cale
I want to get lean and mean, keep it minimalist.
The avant-garde makes more sense to me. - John Cale
The avant-garde makes more sense to me.
Everyone should be encouraged...in spiration and artistic freedom is the cornerstone of rock and roll. - John Cale
Everyone should be encouraged...in spiration and artistic freedom is the cornerstone of rock and roll.
The only reason we wore sunglasses onstage was because we couldn't stand the sight of the audience. - John Cale
The only reason we wore sunglasses onstage was because we couldn't stand the sight of the audience.
That's what my life is, writing songs. - John Cale
That's what my life is, writing songs.
If you're all loaded up on love, you haven't got anywhere else to go. - John Cale
If you're all loaded up on love, you haven't got anywhere else to go.
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 t… - John Cale
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 t…
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