You know that in order to copyright material somebody has to write it down for you. Any piece of recorded material has to be scored in order for it to be copyrighted. I've seen the scores of my things and they don't resemble the music in any way. If you give them to somebody who has never heard the music and say, "What does this sound like to you?" they'll play you something that has no relationship with the music it derives from. Notation simply isn't adequate.

Everything is an experiment until it has a deadline. That gives it a destination, context, and a reason.

I cant duplicate my own successes, because part of the creation of that effect is making something happen that you didn't expect

I want to rethink surrender as an active verb.

It's actually very easy for democracy to disappear.

The point about working is not to produce great stuff all the time, but to remain ready for when you can.

I can see the use and value of religion, just as I can see the use of mud wrestling, yoga, astronomy and sadomasochism. but I reject the idea that you can't be a deep human being without it or any of them.