With writing music, as a general rule I'm looking for something that surprises me, that doesn't fall within what's easy for me.
John MausWorking in film, I'm sure you have insight into this, there's something great that only comes by way of interactions with others that a monastic life does not afford.
John MausVarious people have put forth that love is the scene of two, that it's not about unity, it's about two absolutely disjunct positions encountering each other. So here, even with something like sex-- what [that song's] about-- you could never become one.
John MausThere's really not much in life that's as violent or traumatic as an encounter with somebody who really surprises you and opens up that strange dynamic that's involved in romantic love.
John Maus