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I pick up inspiration from everywhere and it all manages to keep stored in my brain somewhere.

More than art, more than literature, music is universally accessible.

Music and opera are a big part of my life.

I read a lot - and I read a variety of genres.

In a way I spend my entire life stealing from everything - from the past, from cities I love, from where I grew up - grabbing things, taking not only from architecture but from Italy, art, writing, poetry, music.

What other people may find in poetry or art museums, I find in the flight of a good drive.

I go wherever my creativity takes me.

My book collection is primarily in America, since that's where I've lived most of my life.

I grew up with a wide range of music.