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Certain kinds of speed, flow, intensity, density of attacks, density of interaction... Music that concentrates on those qualities is, I think, easier achieved by free improvisation between people sharing a common attitude, a common language.

In writing music, the structure of each piece is a very important factor.

You know, I think music is very interactive. It's a - it's a language.

When you're doing collaborative music, the relationship that forms is a very bonding kind of experience.

That's what it is that you rehearse - the making of music, not the playing of notes as abstractions.

I think the most important thing about music is the sense of escape.

There's something mathematically satisfying about music: notes fit together and harmony and all that. And mathematics has to do with abstractions and making connections.

But without the experience of actually singing or playing these things yourself, you don't have the same kind of involvement or understanding of what these musical moves mean. And that is a very big problem in addressing the future of music.

For me making music is part social, part interaction, part collaboration.

That said, everything's important, and every musician who plays on the record is an integral part of it.