I always dreamed of writing in an orchestral context. But when you finish a piece, you want to hear it. So we played everything with Phish.
The First Amendment says nothing about your getting paid for saying anything. It just says you can say it. I don't believe that if a corporation pulls all the money out of you or a network pulls their money away or you get fired, you're being censored.
Everything has changed. When I was at school and was told I had better learn English, I said: What for? The English are a hell of a long way away!