Moore of the same…

Yeah, I know. Awful. I was stuck for a title. Another Alan Moore interview. As usual, there’s something in there worth examining. In this case, it’s the question of “Why magic?” The answer, according to Alan:

“I’ve always sympathised with Brian Eno’s theory, that if you were a mechanic you’d want to know what to look for under the hood if the car seized up. I’m dependent on writing for a living, so really it’s to my advantage to understand how the creative process works. One of the problems is, when you start to do that, in effect you’re going to have to step off the edge of science and rationality.”

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