Speak (sl)eazy

It’s not denial. I’m just selective about the reality I accept.

The Philosoraptor.

“Because we don’t fit in anywhere, in some weird way we can fit in everywhere.”

“I have no other considerations when I write, except for the following:  I want to write music that satisfies me, that will attempt to satisfy both head and heart, that will be gracious for the performer, and will communicate with the listener.”

“I don’t know why they bother writing about me. I guess because I’m a name. But you probably know more than I do because you’re a journalist.”

“The single piece of advice common to every musician, no matter the instrument, is to play the rests. Play the rests. There is also, however, a silence beneath silence. The rests emerge in this openness, the deeper silence in which we make our comparisons. Needless to say, you cannot hear it. But maybe you should try.”