As I get older, I'm slowing down and, yes, calming down in my desire to be taken seriously. That I can be entertaining and funny and high nervous energy can work against me as a serious composer, slowly but surely you'll see me be quieter just so that people will listen.
I think the most overused words in our vocabulary in the South are black and white.
If a queen bee were crossed with a Friesian bull, would not the land flow with milk and honey?