I struggle with the writing to jazz analogy.

Rereading William Burroughs and cut up technique picked up, famously, by Bowie. Your points regarding practice practice practice (the rule of three reinforced there) come through - art and science in all arts, and science and art in all science?

But which ever way - thinking without doing does not generate knowledge for others to build on - turning the rovings to mesmeric wisdom requires the practice.

Thanks for this Robert - thoroughly enjoyed