Time plays a role in almost every decision. And some decisions define your attitude about time. – John Cale
All of the sudden the audiences started getting younger and the spread of the attendance was really wide. I think it’s as a result of the records selling more that they started following our careers. – John Cale
I’m content with making records, but I don’t want to be doing the same thing all the time. – John Cale
I’m impatient. I get twitchy. When I get that feeling I just go out and make something happen. – John Cale
We gave up on the idea of trying to make the record a good representation of the live performance. – John Cale
In cities like New York and Austin, there’s much more of a social context for music than in other places. – John Cale
The only reason we wore sunglasses onstage was because we couldn’t stand the sight of the audience. – John Cale
I learn from thinking about the future, what hasn’t been done yet. That’s kind of my constant obsession. – John Cale
I missed out on my teenage years. I led a sheltered life. I was practicing scales instead of playing football. – John Cale
When somebody grabs a movement, you’re kind of locked into it. It’s all par for the course. – John Cale
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. – John Cale
I’m writing a movie about Mozart going to New York in the ’60s. I’ve been reading so many novels. – 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 helps to have a certain amount of knowledge about musical structure. – John Cale
The value of having a computer, to me, is that it’ll remember everything you do. It’s a databank. – John Cale
