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Certainly being in California has encouraged a sustained commitment to rethinking the nature, purposes, and relevance of the contemporary arts, specifically music, for a society which by and large seems to manage quite well without them.

Art is such an important part of our culture.

San Francisco has long been a leader in the arts, nurturing generations of painters, sculptors, poets, novelists, playwrights, film-makers, and performing artists and innovators of every kind.

To me... San Francisco is an ideal city, intellectually stimulating and naturally beautiful. The oceans and forests are close enough to refresh the spirit; the architecture is always exciting.

The importance of the arts to the societies in which they thrive is well documented.

Exposure to the arts and culture is enormously valuable.

We all must support the arts, as it is our culture. It makes us better people. It makes us happy; it gives us empathy and shows us how to live. It is so important.

The value of an arts education is widely accepted, especially in California.

I know that the arts are important. I'm not denying that, but I can't associate myself with all the claptrap that goes on around it.

The older I get, I'm really reminded how important the arts are to our wellbeing as a society.