But he always does. He would like to understand why he writes his own notes despite being so skeptical about explaining music with words. Music is a magical language, that's why he likes it so much. He firmly believes that explanations can erase some of that magic. There's this intangible power that exists only when playing or listening to music.
Explanations are at best half true.
On the other hand, he calls himself a ''huge connoisseur'' of liner notes. The first thing he does while listening to a new album is read the notes in the package. Since childhood, he has been ''eager'' to know what the musician who made the music or the person who has been ''given license'' to write about it has to say. Well, it was the breakfast hour. He had been on a promo tour of Europe for more than two weeks before arriving in Paris for more of the same.