We believe in cures; we're a quick-fix country, and we drive forward, and we eat up what we have extremely fast in terms of natural resources and also ideas and intellectual property. We're kind of wilfully stupid a lot of… — David Means Copy Share Image
In the days following 9/11, when we were reeling and disoriented, there was a kind of solace to be found in old recordings, and… — David Means Copy Share Image
Wars never simply end, not for those in combat and not for the culture, and one way or another, they shape-shift from generation to… — David Means Copy Share Image
Every interaction with another person involves a dance of expectation, even when you're just passing someone in the street. Inside those moments - however… — David Means Copy Share Image
I love the nooks and crannies of the American landscape; the back roads and back alleys, the places that are still untouched by the… — David Means Copy Share Image
I love novels, and I read them more than anything, but stories cut in sharp and hard and are able to reveal things in… — David Means Copy Share Image
The more you know about Bob Dylan, the less you know. A truly enigmatic artist, Mr. Dylan's work and life offer vaporous handholds, explanations,… — David Means Copy Share Image
As a story writer, you have work with sharp but relatively small tools, the picks of metaphor, the shovel blade of images, the trowel… — David Means Copy Share Image
In 'Kid A' and 'Amnesiac,' Mr. Yorke's lyrics were often unfathomable, moaned and mumbled and forced beneath the surface of the music. In 'Hail… — David Means Copy Share Image
Iggy Pop is a pure Michigan product - gritty, smart, but not afraid of looking stupid or foolish. His father was once a high… — David Means Copy Share Image
I like landscape, I guess. It's kind of a game to see how you can describe it. — David Means Copy Share Image
You don't know what you need when you're a young writer. You can get small slivers of critical input, advice, comments, but if you're… — David Means Copy Share Image
