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

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

- John Cale

The avant-garde makes more sense to me.

- John Cale

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

- John Cale

That's what my life is, writing songs.

- John Cale

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

- 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…

- John Cale

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

- John Cale