"jeremy asked me if i liked my work.
'i think big companies are like marching bands. you know the big secret about marching bands, don't you?'
'no, what is it?'
'even if half the band is playing random notes, it still sounds kind of like music. the concealment of failure is built right into them. it's like the piano - as long as you play only the black keys, not the white ones, it'll sound ok, but on the other hand it'll never sound like real music either'"
'i think big companies are like marching bands. you know the big secret about marching bands, don't you?'
'no, what is it?'
'even if half the band is playing random notes, it still sounds kind of like music. the concealment of failure is built right into them. it's like the piano - as long as you play only the black keys, not the white ones, it'll sound ok, but on the other hand it'll never sound like real music either'"
eleanor rigby, douglas copeland