It's nice, I think, when people use your music for things you didn't think of.
I do value the respect I get from my contemporaries, but to have Oasis cover my song, to have Puff Daddy cover a song, to have Goldie come along to my gigs - that's where my ego is at. To have my fellow musicians like what I do, that's very cool.
With an award like the Asian Film Awards, we've sent a message saying that 'Asian Cinema is here, it matters, and more importantly, we are all part of the same fraternity!' The AFA is truly, then, an award for Asia, by Asia.
Just being hired by a great director is complimentary.
You respect all of these people that you know in the business as actors. And they sort of turn around and say, we really like your work. It's a nice acknowledgment.
I don't want to just fall back on the fact that I was on the cover of 'GQ' for being an actor.
People say an Oscar validates your career. No, it doesn't. There's more good actors without Oscars than there are with Oscars.
Playing my music to fans and people enjoying it is what matters; that makes me happy as an artiste. If you start worrying about awards, you will lose your creativity.
When someone pursues music through your music, that's the greatest accolade anybody can get.
I'm honored people think enough of my playing to chase my sound. Hell, I chase other players' tones all the time.
People have told me that other artists have been influenced by my music, and it's flattering. It's a wonderful thing.
What is important to me is that people know I respect the business of making movies.
I really don't think that the Oscar changed my career much because I didn't want it to.
I enjoy my own songs, but I can never love them in the way that I can love someone else's song.
Being invited to score for 'Black Swan' was a real honour. To have my work form part of such an amazing film is something I am very proud of.
I started crying, because there's nothing like hearing that the artist who originally did the song likes your version.
Then all of a sudden, Quentin Tarantino comes along and puts a song from 40 years ago in one of his films and they've suddenly discovered you. That was a real gift that Quentin gave me.
As an artist, it is heartwarming to see other artists appreciate your work by making covers and renditions of your original track.
It's really hard to go into a creative process and not think, 'I might or might not get nominated for a Tony.'
