A Newspaper Is The Center Of A

How I Work Is That I Write A Story I'd Like To Read. Then You Fly To Paris Or Sydney And The Interviewers Talk About The Greater Significance Of Your Work.

I Feel I'm Functioning At Some Level As A Journalist Because Even Though I Write Fiction, I'm Trying To Get The World Accurate.

I Went Into Journalism To Learn The Craft Of Writing And To Get Close To The World I Wanted To Write About - Police And Criminals, The Criminal Justice System.

As A Bassist He Could Never Really Be A Sideman. He Was Always The Anchor. He Drove The Beat. Even If It Was Behind Miles Davis'a Horn.

There Were A Billion Lights Out There On The Horizon And I Knew That All Of Them Put Together Weren't Enough To Light The Darkness In The Hearts Of Some Men.