The Only Question
The only question we really ever need to ask ourselves is, “will this thought, this action, this word make the world better or worse?”
Perception Like A Grid
As one’s skill in an art improves, one’s perceptions in that art become like a grid against which all the objects of the art are displayed — as if the painter saw every image as if against graph paper, with distances so precisely known and so clearly incorrect or correct. Just so do I hear [...]
McLuhan
Reading McLuhan’s Understanding Media opens up for each reader a new vein of thought, but it is, in the end, a small vein that seems more important than it really is at first because of its novelty.
Libel Laws
Laws against libel seem amongst the most absurd laws imaginable and the least respectful of human beings’ right to fight with whomever they please in whatever words they choose.
The Sun Shines
In Spain, the sun shines bright even when it is cold out. This provides a clue, I think, to understanding Unamuno’s philosophy — and his character, which he would be quick to remind us is effectively the same thing.
My Bias
Does music in major scales sound so often clumsy to others? Do the primary harmonies of major third, fifth and octave being used incessantly sound to others as to they do to me — like the sound of a giant trying to play the violin with enormous hands that are incapable of nuance? Major music [...]
To Improve
As I get older, I become more convinced of one thing: the quality of a band is solely determined by the quality of each of the individual members. The amount of time the group has existed has little to do with the quality of the band’s performances. A band with skilled members can record a [...]
Videos Coming Soon
I’m going to start posting videos of shows that I’ve taped as a public service and to bring more traffic to this site. Ah, the convergence of selfishness and selflessness is beautiful.
Desensitized
We are visually desensitized because of movies and television. Yet this in no way has made us experientially desensitized. More interestingly, it has also not yet made us aurally desensitized either. Words still strike us with great force.
All That You Have Is Not Enough
So this is how it feels and it doesn’t feel so good. To know you coldn’t give enough after giving all you could. It’s been raining for so long it’s like the sun will never shine. I’ve been losing for so long, I think I fell too far behind. My best was never good enough [...]