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Michael Nesmith

American Musician

Born: Dec 30, 1942

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There's a certain logic to systems, and that logic is fairly self-evident. It's very straightforward, usually. It might take a little research, it might take a little bit of industry to prize it out, but it's there to be seen. Michael Nesmith

Seen Research Bit Out Systems Logic Take Self-Evident Fairly Industry Very Prize Little Little Bit Might Straightforward Certain

As an artist, you don't think about the parabola or the arc you're describing or where you're going to ultimately end up, you're just kind of crawling around, seeing what's out there. Michael Nesmith

You Think Out Kind Arc Seeing About Around Ultimately End Up Artist Going Just Where Just Kind Crawling Describing

You don't have to fight against being placed in a box any more than the number two has to fight against being the number three. I mean, two is not going to be the number three, ever. Michael Nesmith

You Fight Three More Box Than Any Going Being Placed Against Mean Ever Number Two Number Three

Multimedia scares me off. Michael Nesmith

Me Scares Off Multimedia

I coined a word the other day, but I forgot what it was. It was a good one, it came to me in a dream. Michael Nesmith

Good Day Me Word Other Dream Came Forgot

The only people who steal are thieves, and that's a very small percentage of civilization. Most people want to have some way to make the economic transaction valid. They want to return the favor, if you will... return the benefit and reciprocate. Michael Nesmith

You People Will Thieves Reciprocate Valid Benefit Way Favor Some Percentage Only Small Steal Civilization Economic Most Make Return Very Transaction Want Who

There's this notion that allows people to create their own collection of songs, so it rewrites what a song is. They may only want 10 seconds of something, or they may only want this particular song, or they want this group of songs. It becomes much more user-controlled. Michael Nesmith

People Song Own Group Seconds Collection Something More Only Songs Particular Becomes May Want Create Much Notion

Wealth, in terms of dollars and so forth, could be counted up, because dollars were finite. It doesn't make any difference how many dollars you have-at a certain point you only have dollars. You start with finite, you end with finite. Michael Nesmith

Linear thinking typifies a highly developed industry. It starts to get these patterns built into it somehow. I'm not sure how that happens, but certainly you take a look at dinosaurs. Michael Nesmith

You Thinking Starts Dinosaurs Somehow Take Developed Highly Look Industry Sure Built How Linear Get Happens Patterns Certainly

Now, DVD can represent more income than the box office-and typically does. Michael Nesmith

More Box Does Than Represent Income Now

Some ways of using our thinking are really inspiring. There are people who use their thinking to race cars. People use their thinking to build rockets to the moon. It's all just a use of your thinking. Michael Nesmith

I never feel like I have to hang on to the music. I don't expect that the music will go away. Ideas are the only thing I can point to that are permanent and fixed. Michael Nesmith

Music Will Go Away Only Point Never Feel Like Ideas Permanent Go Expect Fixed Hang The Only Thing Away Thing

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