Zuckerman, Gabrielle (ed.), «An Interview with La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela» (Archive.org copy of 2006), American Public Media, July 2002, musicmavericks.publicradio.org: «So, this contribution of Indian Classical music is one of the biggest influences on me, but there are other influences on me too. […] We have the effect of Japanese gagaku, which has sustained tones in it in the instruments such as the Sho.»