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Very occasional quote of the day: random factors

  • June 30, 2019
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“Life is a cut-up; consciousness is a cut-up. Every time you walk down the street or look out the window, your stream of consciousness is cut by random factors.” — William S. Burroughs, The Adding […]

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More technique

  • September 30, 2013
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This is one of the more memorable quotes from the pianist Kenny Werner’s book Effortless Mastery— I think a lot of people noticed it, and fully embraced it: Once after playing a concert an interviewer […]

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How fast can you take your time?

  • March 2, 2011
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The Discipline of DE, from William S. Burroughs’ Exterminator!, reprinted in it’s entirety via Melancholia, which appears to be a Dutch literary blog. For me this is right up there with Zen in the Art […]

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