“In music, one doesn’t make the end of the composition the point of the composition. If that were so, the best conductors would be those who played fastest; and there would be composers who only wrote finales… …We thought of life by analogy, it was a journey, with a pilgrimage, which had a serious purpose at the end. And the thing was to get to that end – success, or whatever it is, or maybe heaven after you’re dead. But we missed the point the whole way along….” Alan Watts
Why Vegan?
I meet a lot of people in my job, and the subject of food always comes up in one way or another, so I find myself trying to answer this question almost daily. To be honest, I don’t really like answering it. Not because I lack the same conviction as [...]
Fear Not, It’s Basically Irrelevant in the Big Picture Anyway
I’ve spent a lot of time in the US over the past 15 years. New York is my absolute favourite city. Full of diversity and the spirit of some of the most brilliant humans alive, as well as those who have come before them. Some my best friends, and best [...]
What’s the Point?
“In music, one doesn’t make the end of the composition the point of the composition. If that were so, the best conductors would be those who played fastest; and there would be composers who only wrote finales… …We thought of life by analogy, it was a journey, with a pilgrimage, which had [...]
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As many of you know, being an artist is no way to make a living, nor has it ever really been. The greatest musicians and composers throughout history have always required the support (patronage) of those who appreciated their work. And thank goodness for them! Without patrons we’d have no Mona Lisa, no Mozart…! And without the world’s wonderful creative people and those who support them, this sure would be dull and dreary life.