I Came To New York To Be

My Favorite Term For A New Kind Of Performance Is "security Theater." In This Genre, We Watch As Ritualized Inspections And Patdowns Create The Illusion Of Security. It's A Form That Has Become Common Since 9/11, And Even The Government Agencies That Participate In This Activity Acknowledge,off The Record, That It Is Indeed A Species Of Theater.

I Like A Good Story And I Also Like Staring At The Sea-- Do I Have To Choose Between The Two?

I Can't Tell One From The Other:i Find You Or You Find Me?there Was A Time Before We Were Born If Someone Asks, This Is Where I'll Be.

I'm Really Curious How The Private Listening - Ipods, People Listening On Their Phones - How That Might Eventual Effect Music. There'll Be A Whole Genre Of Music That Really Works On A Kind Of One To One Headphone Or Earbud Level But Doesn't Really Work When You Play It In A Room.

To Some Extent I Happily Don't Know What I'm Doing. I Feel That It's An Artist's Responsibility To Trust That.