If You Say A Word Often Enough

You Are An Explorer. You Understand That Every Time You Go Into The Studio, You Are After Something That Does Not Yet Exist.

Some People Study A Text Very Deeply. The People Are My Text. I Study Their Words And What Their Words Sound Like, Over And Over Again. When I Was A Kid, My Grandfather Said That "if You Say A Word Often Enough, It Becomes You." Thinking Of That Later In Life Gave Me This Idea That I Could Try To Become America By Learning The Words Of People From Many Aspects Of The Country. It Doesn't Matter How Educated They Are. By Living In The World And Living Their Experiences, They Bring Extraordinary Truths. I Try To Do Those Truths Justice.

The American Idea Is As Promising, Imaginative, And Full Of The Unexpected As The Land Itself. The Land Represents Freedom - The Frontier, The Ability To Make A New Future With Your Own Bare Hands.

Even Jealousy Is Based On Fantasies: A Fantasy That Someone Else Has What Belongs To You.

You've Heard That Old Expression From Shakespeare, 'just Speak The Speech'? The Words Themselves Will Take You To The Reality Of The Character. And So This Led Me To Interview People.