Inactivity

For the past seven months, I have experimented with giving up art. I have spent very little time with music, either making it or listening to it. I had to decide whether to lead a practical, normal life or to make the sacrifices necessary to continue making music. The results of the experiment are conclusive, and I will return to art. I have a lot more to do. As incomprehensible as the things I have created may be to some or all who have heard them, they speak to me too clearly. My sounds will gain a comprehending audience eventually. Meanwhile, I will be throwing myself back into my art. It is too important an activity to give up. In a world where the most lauded expressions of creativity are the various technological, managerial, and cultural means of oppression, art is our only hope for redemption.