“I realized that we're now at a point of self-reference with the Internet culture that there's almost no there left, you know? It's important to make new things. It's important to make culture, rather than simply reference it. I love a good cultural reference, and it's one of the great joys in my life, but it has to all be in balance with the core job, which is to make something new. And that sort of brings me around to why I started talking about my fondness for marijuana.” KnowsImportantSelfJobsJoyCultureLeftTalkingInternetBalanceI RealizedCoreSomething NewMarijuanaNew ThingsGreat JoyFondnessInternet Culture Author:John Hodgman
“We're in a society where no one's putting a gun to your head and making you use your phone, but some people start to crack. "I Want the Heartbeat" is about the downside of it. People can and do break up friendships and relationships because of the internet, and that can't be good. You have to find a balance. You can't let it be the boss of you.” PeopleWantHeartUseBreakInternetBalanceGunPhonesBe GoodBossCracksHeartbeatFriendships And Relationships Author:Johnny Marr
“People are craving this great progress in electronics, going after computers, the Internet, etc. It's a giant progress technologically. But they must have a balance of soul, a balance for human beauty. That means art has an important role.” PeopleHumansMeanArtImportantSoulRolesProgressInternetBalanceComputerGiantsEtcCravingElectronicsGreat Progress Author:Mstislav Rostropovich