What do you enjoy doing most in your leisure time?
I enjoy tracking down television shows that only survived a single season. There’s something fascinating about failure that almost worked. Sometimes the reasons are obvious—bad writing, wrong casting, a network that panicked too fast. Other times, you’ll never really know. I’m drawn to what didn’t last, because sometimes the failure says more than the success.
Of course, there are always those articles titled “The Truth Behind…” but most of the time, it just feels like people making shit up to fill the silence. I’d rather sit with the uncertainty and decide for myself whether something deserved to disappear or simply arrived at the wrong moment.
I also enjoy discovering artists I’ve never heard before. New doesn’t necessarily mean current—it just means new to me. Like today, listening to a little Django Reinhardt in the middle of the afternoon, no plan, just letting the room change shape around the sound.
I pay attention to the things that disappear early—they usually leave better clues behind.
Memoirs of Madness 