When A Record Company Makes A Mistake,

Performance Is A Vehicle For Entering Different Worlds Of Experiencing.

Expectation Closes The Door To What Is Happening In The Moment.

I Continue To Explain That Plot Inconsistencies In B Movies Are Consistent, And Should Not Be Allowed To Undermine One's Enjoyment Of The Action, Nor The Fundamental Credibility Of The Storyline: The Good & Bad Guys Are Clearly Delineated & Easily Recognizable, The Hero Duffs Over The Baddies, Things Blow Up Loudly & Spectacularly, The Good Guy Wins. Entirely Credible.

The Only Reward The Musician Receives Is Music: The Privilege Of Standing In The Presence Of Music When It Leans Over And Takes Us Into Its Confidence. As It Is For The Audience. In This Moment Everything Else Is Irrelevant And Without Power. For Those In Music, This Is The Moment When Life Becomes Real.

To Me, Art Is The Capacity To Experience One's Innocence: Craft Is How You Get To That Point. Maturity In A Musician Would Be The Point At Which One Is Innocent At Will. At That Point The Relationship Between Music And The Musician Is Direct And Reliable. The Relationship With Music Is Always Mysterious: When It Works, You Can Never Tell. You Can Never Guarantee When It's Going To Work. You Can Only To Put Yourself In A Place Where It's More Likely To Happen.