I View People Two Ways. They're Either

I Feel I'm Functioning At Some Level As A Journalist Because Even Though I Write Fiction, I'm Trying To Get The World Accurate.

You Can't Patch A Wounded Soul With A Band-aid.

As A Reporter, You Develop An Ear For Dialogue Because It's Your Job To Capture It Accurately.

You Know What I Did After I Wrote My First Novel? I Shut Up And Wrote Twenty-three More.

As A Bassist He Could Never Really Be A Sideman. He Was Always The Anchor. He Drove The Beat. Even If It Was Behind Miles Davis'a Horn.