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I find most 'sacred music' pretty dismal.

I kind of think that music in general is a sacred thing, and that's what music has kind of always been for me.

I shout at the radio when someone starts talking over the end of a song. Shut up! I don't want to hear that the DJ has just found a mouldy sandwich in the corner of the studio. Nor do I like it when the magic of something you're watching is shattered by an advert for Argos.

Being a purely instrumental album, it makes a musical statement, not a religious one, and I hope that people can feel the emotion of the great melodies, even without the words.

The scarcity of the music not only makes the music itself enjoyable but it also gives the collector a strange sense of superiority.

Ironically, we live in times that are awash in authentic sacred music.

It's dangerous to buy into praise and criticism for what you do when you're trying to present your music to people. I don't ignore it completely, but I don't dwell on it too much.

Christianity helps us face the music even when we don't like the tune.

Music is my life. It is sacred.

To get nostalgic about other people's music, or even about your own, makes a terrible statement about the condition of your life and your prospects for the future. I have no patience with that kind of attitude, whether it's on radio or among friends.