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When I Was Four, I Was A Kind Of Sky Worshipper. I Would Look At The Sky, And I Wanted To Evaporate Into The Sky - I Loved The Sky. I Loved Looking At The Trees, Just Because They Touched The Sky.

A Lot Of Artists Who Have A Certain Style Are Expected To More Or Less Keep Doing Their Style. It's So Easy To Get Into That Rut Of Production.

A Lot Of Words In English Confuse The Idea Of Life And Electricity, Like The Word Livewire.

My Secret Dream Is To Write An Epic Poem. That's Probably The Most Pretentious Thing I've Said.

. . . I Wrote A Letter To Thomas Pynchon Asking, Can I Have Your Permission To Try To Make An [adaptation] Of Your Book? And I Had No Idea That He Would Answer Me, Because He's Pretty Elusive. But He Did Send A Letter Back That Said, Yes, You Can Do That - As Long As The Only Instrument In The Opera Is A Banjo. I Thought, That's An Interesting Way Of Saying No.