The reason I don't tour is that I don't know how to front a band. What would I do? I can't really play anything well enough to deal with that situation.
People assume that the meaning of a song is vested in the lyrics. To me, that has never been the case. There are very few songs that I can think of where I remember the words.
All cultures have these feelings about non-functional areas of activity. And the more time people have on their hands, the more they commit it to those areas.
I've noticed a terrible thing, which is I will agree to anything if it's far enough in the future.
Lyrics are the only thing to do with music that haven't been made easier technically.
One often makes music to supplement one's world.
