There's always tons of crap music people are trying to sell us - [it's] the same way with publishers and galleries.
Scott McClanahanThis [Thelonious Monk: The Life And Times Of An American Original] is another one of those books with the perfect blend of anecdote and analysis. The analysis is built into the anecdote. It has that right feel about it. It's not too scholarly, either.
Scott McClanahanWriting should be like skirts. Long enough to cover what it needs to cover and short enough to maintain interest.
Scott McClanahanIn memoir, can you really tell the truth about yourself? You're not going to write about your little peccadilloes, like, "I like a finger in my ass during sex." Or whatever it is. You're not going to come out in typical everyday conversation and say that. That's something that's going to be only for a select few.
Scott McClanahan