But nothing is more opaque than absolute transparency.
For me, the Beatles are proof of the existence of God.
The power of nature is what all art strives to be. The more we can get in tune with the harmony of the planet, the more our art can benefit from that relationship.
There’s a tremendous power in using the least amount of information to get a point across.
I never decide if an idea is good or bad until I try it. So much of what gets in the way of things being good is thinking that we know. And the more that we can remove any baggage we're carrying with us, and just be in the moment, use our ears, and pay attention to what's happening, and just listen to the inner voice that directs us, the better.
Everything happens kind of the way it's supposed to happen, and we just watch it unfold. And you can't control it. Looking back, you can't say, "I should've. . . " You didn't, and had you, the outcome would have been different.
I don't know what makes someone hip. The goal is artist achievement and the best work we can do with no limitation.
My mother was always working for a job, so I guess I was always trained that I should have multiple jobs, multiple aspirations. And I remember she had multiple aspirations, always hearing about her dreams and things she did in the past and things she wanted to do.
Conformity may not always reign in the prosperous bourgeois suburb, but it ultimately always governs.
I loved him so much. It didn't change all the reasons we couldn't be together, but it kept me returning to his body, kept my skin seeking his skin over and over again in the sad dance we did.
You can improve your talent, but your talent is a given, a mysterious constant. You must make it the best of its kind.