Real beauty knocks you a little bit off kilter.

People in Latin America... love America from afar and emulate America in some ways but also hate a lot of things that America does to them.

Yeah, anybody can go in with two turntables and a microphone or a home studio sampler and a little cassette deck or whatever and make records in their bedrooms.

When everything is visible and appears to be dumb, that's when the details take on larger meanings.

A lot of cities are making a real effort, neighborhood by neighborhood, to make themselves into a place where life can be pretty good.

I'm drawn to the stuff that's maybe a little bit on the fringe. Part of that is just practical sometimes. We can't compete with the major labels for some acts, so you figure, "Okay, what could I introduce to people, or what do I like that is within my means?"

Frank Lloyd Wright... his things were beautiful but not very functional.