Emotions, in my experience aren't covered by single words. I don't believe in "sadness," "joy," or "regret. " I'd like to have at my disposal complicated hybrid emotions, Germanic traincar constructions like, say, "the happiness that attends disaster. " Or: "the disappointment of sleeping with one's fantasy. ". . . I'd like to have a word for "the sadness inspired by failing restaurants" as well as for "the excitement of getting a room with a minibar. " I've never had the right words to describe my life.
I am a record executive and I shall be right there in your face with my records.