Another time factor is output: proofing and printing. That is, getting your work out of the computer and onto paper and having it satisfy you. It can be time consuming and expensive.

The time I save setting up and cleaning up probably balances out by the time I spend on output.

For me, the hip word is 'mutate.' We're ripening all the time.

I work closely with the printer to get the final print the way I want it.

That is, an artist who creates lots of work probably experiences prolific days and slower days.

The art of the three-minute song is more like journalism than writing a big 400-page book. You want to be brief, you want to make sense right yen and there. And sometimes that takes a bit of work.