I would do it today because the thing that appealed to me was not necessarily the mechanics of the robot, but it was his personality and how funny and charming he was.
Historically, musicians know what it is like to be outside the norm - walking the high wire without a safety net. Our experience is not so different from those who march to the beat of different drummers.
Yukiya Amano, Public Servant (1947) |
J. M. Barrie, Novelist (1860) |
James M. Barrie, Playwright (1860) |
Gregory Bateson, Scientist (1904) |
Vince Cable, Politician (1943) |
Howard Carter, Scientist (1874) |
Rosario Dawson, Actress (1979) |
Manfred Eigen, Scientist (1927) |
Albert Finney, Actor (1936) |
Jose Ortega Y Gasset, Philosopher (1883) |
Nelson Algren, Novelist (1981) |
Dan Devine, Coach (2002) |
Brenda Fassie, Musician (2004) |
Paul Gauguin, Artist (1903) |
Mary Johnston, Novelist (1936) |
Akhmad Kadyrov, Statesman (2004) |
Alan King, Comedian (2004) |