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Music Is More Objective, I Think, Than A Lot Of Art Is, But A Surprising Amount Of It Is Cultural.

Sometimes The Lights All Shining On Me, Other Times I Can Barely See. Lately It Occurs To Me What A Long Strange Trip It's Been.

I Recognize That As A Musician There Is A Certain Chauvinism Attached To It, Which Is The Thing Of, "i Spent My Time Learning How To Play. You Didn't Spend Time Learning How To Play, Therefore, You Are Not A Musician."

In Reality Everybody Has Got Musical Thoughts. If You Are Able To Overcome The Part Of It Which Is Muscle Training, Which Is What Most Musical Playing Actually Is, Performance Actually Is, Is Muscle Training, And You Are Able To Convert Your Ideas Directly Into Music, You're A Musician, Too.

I Read Somewhere That 77 Per Cent Of All The Mentally Ill Live In Poverty. Actually, I'm More Intrigued By The 23 Per Cent Who Are Apparently Doing Quite Well For Themselves.