But there’s a thin line between songwriting and arranging. … Recording at home enables one to eliminate the demo stage, and the presentation stage in the studio, too. … And I think it’s safe to say that the single very impressive figure to me was Merle Haggard. … Dylan can do no wrong. … Glenn Gould was my hero. Glenn Gould was my idol. I loved him. … I loved Hendrix. I mean, really, really loved him. As if he were one of the great classical composers. And he was. That’s how I saw him.
