“Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.”

“Ohne Abweichung von der Norm ist Fortschritt nicht möglich.”

“Without "Louie Louie" a symphony is not quite so grand.”

“Music without the ebb and flow would be like "watching a film with only good guys in it".”

“Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid.”

“The most important thing in art is The Frame. For painting: literally; for other arts: figuratively-- because, without this humble appliance, you can't know where The Art stops and The Real World begins. You have to put a 'box' around it because otherwise, what is that shit on the wall?”

“Take the Kama Sutra. How many people died from the Kama Sutra as opposed to the Bible? Who wins?”