Actually I think Art lies in both directions - the broad strokes, big picture but on the other hand the minute examination of the apparently mundane. Seeing the whole world in a grain of sand, that kind of thing.

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The crucial question one comes back to is the examination; without that experience is meaningless....

The crucial question one comes back to is the examination; without that experience is meaningless....

I had then and still retain an interest in science for its own sake and...

I had then and still retain an interest in science for its own sake and...

The passage of time is a continuing thing. At 18, you're going to live forever,...

The passage of time is a continuing thing. At 18, you're going to live forever,...

Seriously, these days I tend to shut up in terms of external analysis and DO...

Seriously, these days I tend to shut up in terms of external analysis and DO...

I had then and still retain an interest in science for its own sake and...

I had then and still retain an interest in science for its own sake and...

Marc Almond has done a couple of covers, a few people in Europa have done...

Marc Almond has done a couple of covers, a few people in Europa have done...

Seriously, these days I tend to shut up in terms of external analysis and DO...

Seriously, these days I tend to shut up in terms of external analysis and DO...

Marc Almond has done a couple of covers, a few people in Europa have done...

Marc Almond has done a couple of covers, a few people in Europa have done...

The passage of time is a continuing thing. At 18, youre going to live forever,...

The passage of time is a continuing thing. At 18, youre going to live forever,...

It costs so much to promote something these days that almost always safety is the...

It costs so much to promote something these days that almost always safety is the...

I continue to believe, contrary to the given wisdom, that it's more interesting to have...

I continue to believe, contrary to the given wisdom, that it's more interesting to have...

Actually I think Art lies in both directions - the broad strokes, big picture but...

Actually I think Art lies in both directions - the broad strokes, big picture but...

I continue to believe, contrary to the given wisdom, that its more interesting to have...

I continue to believe, contrary to the given wisdom, that its more interesting to have...

It costs so much to promote something these days that almost always safety is the...

It costs so much to promote something these days that almost always safety is the...

Being used to scientific terminology and theory it was always natural for me to push...

Being used to scientific terminology and theory it was always natural for me to push...

Being used to scientific terminology and theory it was always natural for me to push...

Being used to scientific terminology and theory it was always natural for me to push...

So I, for one, didn't feel alienated by what happened in 77.

So I, for one, didn't feel alienated by what happened in 77.