“My musical sensibilities were formed around punk rock, that quintessential dilution of an art that's both ugly and lovely at the same time.” ArtRocksMusicalUglyLovelyPunkSensibilityPunk RockQuintessential Author:Joshua Mohr
“For the book to succeed, it has to have equal parts ugliness and beauty, counterpoints adding up to emotional complexity. To me, there's a dignity in letting your art be emotionally complex.” ArtBookEmotionalSucceedEqualArt IsDignityComplexesComplexityUgliness Author:Joshua Mohr
“I like art that trusts its audience, that's written for readers who like to work hard. I like art that knows its readers are up to the challenge of interacting with difficult material.” KnowsArtHardDifficultChallengesAudienceWrittenMaterialsHard WorkReaderInteracting Author:Joshua Mohr
“It takes a lot of time to be a good junkie or alcoholic - you spend hours getting the necessary supplies, then imbibing, then recovering, rinse and repeat. That's like eighteen hours of a day. And assuming you get out of that lifestyle before it macerates your heart, you have that Junkie Tunnel Vision, except now you get to use it for something positive: you know how to work tirelessly for one thing. Instead of using that tunnel vision to get high, I use it to make art.” KnowsHeartArtUseHoursVisionKnow HowOne ThingAssumingLifestyleRepeatsAlcoholicsTunnelsEighteenSuppliesJunkieGetting HighRecoveringTunnel VisionImbibing Author:Joshua Mohr
