Anything that gets in the way of my focus to create gets cut out of my life. It's not easy. Sometimes it's family. Sometimes it's friends. Sometimes it's the ability to have a relationship. — John Zorn Copy Share Image
I have no doubts. I know what gets in the way and I know what encourages me to do more work. — John Zorn Copy Share Image
I was always an outsider, proud of being an outsider. I always reveled in the outsiders. — John Zorn Copy Share Image
I have art. I have music. I have the history, this legacy behind me that I can look up to. This is what I… — John Zorn Copy Share Image
You can't sit down and write 300 compositions in a three-month period and think that you're doing it all by yourself. Obviously, there's something… — John Zorn Copy Share Image
One of the reasons I started Tzadik, which is my own label, is to keep things in print. I got tired of labels dropping… — John Zorn Copy Share Image
That is a lot of the reason I do what I do, to really spread the word and spread information and turn people onto… — John Zorn Copy Share Image
I feel like there are messages. I feel like there are angels. I feel that there is a legacy and an energy. And I… — John Zorn Copy Share Image
I don't ascribe to the idea of the ivory tower composer who sits alone in a room composing his masterpieces and then comes down… — John Zorn Copy Share Image
Well, in Japan, I have got a group of musicians that I have worked with a lot, that concentrate just on the hardcore stuff,… — John Zorn Copy Share Image
I have wit in my work and a sense of humor, but I do not use irony in any way — John Zorn Copy Share Image
