I Have Daughters Who Are Writers And

I Couldn't Listen To Music With Lyrics For The First Few Months After The Brain Surgery, Because They Were Too Complex And Disturbing. So I Listened To A Lot Of Classical Music. I Didn't Really Want To Read, Either, So I Listened To Books On Tape Or Watched Movies. I Also Re-taught Myself All Of My Childhood Piano Pieces. It Helped Me Repair My Brain.

Self-expression Without Craft Is For Toddlers.

I'm Not The Type To Turn To Drugs And Alcohol, But I Do Have A Profound Devotion To Art And Music - And Children.

The Ephemeral Nature Of Live Performance Is The Part I Love Most - It's A Monk's Sand Painting, Carefully Constructed, Then Wiped Away In An Instant.

For Me, Art Is A More Trustworthy Expression Of God Than Religion.