In Art, You Can Crash

In My Normal Life I'm A Very Unadventurous Person.

Not Many People Bought Velvet Underground Lps, But Those Who Did, Started A Band.

The Seven White Notes On The Piano - Each Section Of The Piece (there Are 12 Sections) Is Five Of Those Seven White Notes. If You Calculate It, There Are 21 Groups Of Five Notes In Any Group Of Seven Notes. And Although There Are 12 Sections, This Piece Actually Uses Nine Of Those Groups Because Some Of The Sections Repeat Earlier Ones. So That's The Formula. It's Very Simple As A Way Of Generating Something. It's My Inner Minimalist.

Any Constraint Is Part Of The Skeleton That You Build The Composition On - Including Your Own Incompetence.

Some People Say Bowie Is All Surface Style And Second-hand Ideas, But That Sounds Like A Definition Of Pop To Me.