> He meets none of the modern expectations of a mega-star; he seems to have stepped out of a different universe, a distant and purer world. If he’s not yet as u

> He meets none of the modern expectations of a mega-star; he seems to have stepped out of a different universe, a distant and purer world. If he’s not yet as universally celebrated as he should be, that’s because he doesn’t like publicity, interviews or, indeed, anything extraneous to making music. His mind is phenomenally sharp and informed. He employs no gimmicks and takes no prisoners. This is something I'd like to see not only in rare artists, top specialists of their kind, but in more or less everybody. Of course, words like "phenomenally" will be omitted if it's everywhere; but "purer world" should still remain. I think he shows us better goals than we have today.