The problem with prototypes is they don't always work.

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Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.

Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.

I have written a lot about snakes. There's something pretty primordial about it.

I have written a lot about snakes. There's something pretty primordial about it.

I just sort of wish people would dance differently. It reminds me of teenage sex.

I just sort of wish people would dance differently. It reminds me of teenage sex.

People are really suffering these days. There's a lot of corporate triumph and a lot...

People are really suffering these days. There's a lot of corporate triumph and a lot...

At the School of Visual Arts in New York, you can get your degree in...

At the School of Visual Arts in New York, you can get your degree in...

A lot of artists who have a certain style are expected to more or less...

A lot of artists who have a certain style are expected to more or less...

I've been trying to avoid goal-oriented behavior.

I've been trying to avoid goal-oriented behavior.

Writers want to summarize: What does this mean? What did we learn from this? That's...

Writers want to summarize: What does this mean? What did we learn from this? That's...

I so much appreciate it when anybody tries to make something and tries to be...

I so much appreciate it when anybody tries to make something and tries to be...

I'm not usually where I think I am. It's kind of spooky.

I'm not usually where I think I am. It's kind of spooky.

When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force....

When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force....

One of the things I learned from working on the Olympics was, the world does...

One of the things I learned from working on the Olympics was, the world does...

I've never really had a hobby, unless you count art, which the IRS once told...

I've never really had a hobby, unless you count art, which the IRS once told...

When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force....

When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force....

My work is more about trying to ask good questions and not trying to come...

My work is more about trying to ask good questions and not trying to come...

You can do bigger and bigger things. For what?

You can do bigger and bigger things. For what?

The only stuff I don't like are Broadway musicals. I hate them. I don't even...

The only stuff I don't like are Broadway musicals. I hate them. I don't even...

I really like books that you can kind of hear as much as think about,...

I really like books that you can kind of hear as much as think about,...

Why do you have to translate and decode things? Just let the image be. It...

Why do you have to translate and decode things? Just let the image be. It...

If there are bases on the moon, that would be the end of the moon...

If there are bases on the moon, that would be the end of the moon...