I'm not anti-fashion, but I've always had a bit of a punk attitude. That's important, I think. I do my own thing.
“What is the best music is impossible to define. Just because it's played by a virtuoso player, doesn't mean it's great music. It might not reflect the soul of a people, which is really my criteria for great music.”
“My family pleaded with me to forget literature and do something sensible, such as find some sort of useful work.”