"I think that it's the job of the artist to be in transition and constantly learn more."

-- Justin Townes Earle

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“As soon as I got funny, I killed any majestic intentions in my work.”

Source : Lisa Lyons, William Wegman, Kim Levin, Walker Art Center (1982). “Wegman's world: 5 December 1982 to 16 January 1983, Walker Art Center”
“There are orphans that can be cared for; but this some will not venture to undertake, for it brings them work more than they care to do, leaving them but little time to please themselves.”
“Television screens saturated with commercials promote the utopian and childish idea that all problems have fast, simple, and technological solutions. You must banish from your mind the naive but commonplace notion that commercials are about products. They are about products in the same sense that the story of Jonah is about the anatomy of whales.”
“All my tales are based on the fundamental premise that common human laws and interests and emotions have no validity or significance in the vast cosmos-at-large.”
“In friendship as well as love, ignorance very often contributes more to our happiness than knowledge.”
“Hot Plants enhance sexual experience. They increase sensitivity and make sex more urgent. Men get better erections. Women benefit, too. Your ***** are like Chinese New Year fireworks.”
“French women love bread and would never consider a life without carbs.”

Source : "The pleasure principle". Interview with Lara Ceroni, www.ellecanada.com. August 15, 2005.
“A love song must respect the canons of music beauty, entering the fibers of those who are listening. It must make them dream and pleasantly introduce them to the universe of love.”

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