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John Cale Biography

John Davies Cale, OBE (born 9 March 1942) is a Welsh musician, composer, singer, songwriter and record producer who was a founding member of the American rock band the Velvet Underground. Over his five-decade career, Cale has worked in various styles across rock, drone, classical, avant-garde and electronic music.

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We gave up on the idea of trying to make the record a good representation of the live performance.

Idea, Ideas, Live, Record, Records, Trying

That's what my life is, writing songs.

Life, Song, Songs, Writing, Writing Songs

I've just recently started doing the promo bits for the new album, and the funny thing is that the people who come to talk to me about these things seem to be getting younger. It's like the people who like the music are all young kids and they're on top of you - they know all about what you're doing, and they're excited and animated about it. So it's a lot of fun.

Album, Fun, Funny, Kids, People

When somebody grabs a movement, you're kind of locked into it. It's all par for the course.

Movement, Kind, Courses, Grabs, Course

I never use the word, it's loaded. What love means to me is need.

Loaded, Love, Mean, Needs, Use

In cities like New York and Austin, there's much more of a social context for music than in other places.

Austin, Cities, Like, New York, Social, York

I learn from thinking about the future, what hasn't been done yet. That's kind of my constant obsession.

Done, Future, Kind, Thinking

The avant-garde makes more sense to me.

Avant Garde, Sense

In the studio you have pretty much carte blanche with whatever you're doing. You can turn natural instruments into electronic instruments.

Carte, Doing You, Instruments, Natural, Turn

I like what the future holds. I don't like thinking about the past.

Past, Thinking, Thinking About The Past, Future, Like

I'm impatient. I get twitchy. When I get that feeling I just go out and make something happen.

Feelings, Impatient, Happens, Feeling, Make

I'm writing a movie about Mozart going to New York in the '60s. I've been reading so many novels.

60S, Movie, New York, Reading, Writing, York

If I'm interested in what I'm doing, other people will be interested in it.

Ifs, Interested, People

People sort of know me for that solo piano music I did.

Piano Music, People, Solo, Sort, Music

There was a time where I was the youngest one in any group, and now when I turn around sometimes, I'm the oldest one in every group. It just seemed to flip-flop one day - it wasn't a gradual thing.

Gradual, Group, One Day, Seemed, Sometimes, Youngest

There are a few people that I always say, "Hey, what do you think of this?" The minute that you know that you want this particular person to hear it, you know that you're pretty much done - although you're doing it to hear some feedback. It's a smart move to know whose ears you want.

Done, Moving, Person, Smart, Think, Thinking

I want to get lean and mean, keep it minimalist.

Keep, Lean, Mean, Minimalist, Want

Time plays a role in almost every decision. And some decisions define your attitude about time.

Attitude, Decisions You Make, Plays, Role, Smart Choices

I'm content with making records, but I don't want to be doing the same thing all the time.

Content, Records, Thing, Time, Want

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.

Enjoy, Give, Giving, Stage, Texture, Use

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