It Was Always Clear To

I've Been A Nick Cave Fan Since The Early '80s When He Was Part Of The Birthday Party Thing Singing Australian Self-destructive Rock Band And I've Always Followed His Work And Loved It.

What I Was Interested In Is The Lens Organizing My Sovereign Space. I Avoid The Term Outsider And Also Exile For The Same Reason. Outsider Implies A Kind Of Nobility.

There's No Connection Between Consumption Of Art And Moral Stamina At All.

I'm A Dilettante By Temperament. I Don't Have Any Expectation.

I've Never Had A Stupid Student In My Life. I Never Look Down On My Students. I Never Thought, "look At These People." I Might Argue With Them And I Think That Some Of Them Might Have Misconceptions - That They Might Be Infected By The Intellectual Laziness That Is The Foundation Of American Popular Culture, And Of Capitalism, If You Wish. But Part Of My Job As A Teacher Is To Work With That - Against That.