In order to deviate successfully, one has to have at least a passing acquaintance with whatever norm one expects to deviate from.
Frank ZappaProducing satire is kind of hopeless because of the literacy rate of the American public.
Frank ZappaSince I didn't have any kind of formal training, it didn't make any difference to me if I was listening to Lightnin' Slim, or a vocal group called the Jewels ... , or Webern, or Varรจse, or Stravinsky. To me it was all good music.
Frank Zappa