I'm Not Really Interested In

My Life As A Professional Musician Is A Joyless Exercise In Futility.

We Know Others To The Extent That We Know Ourselves.

But Above That, Most Mature Adults Can Hold Their Attention On Something For 45 Minutes, Whether They Like It Or Not. But Above That Requires Training.

To Me, Art Is The Capacity To Experience One's Innocence: Craft Is How You Get To That Point. Maturity In A Musician Would Be The Point At Which One Is Innocent At Will. At That Point The Relationship Between Music And The Musician Is Direct And Reliable. The Relationship With Music Is Always Mysterious: When It Works, You Can Never Tell. You Can Never Guarantee When It's Going To Work. You Can Only To Put Yourself In A Place Where It's More Likely To Happen.

Quiet Is The Absence Of Sound. Silence Is The Presence Of Silence.