Rob Chapman Quotes

• The life of the mind is always more interesting than the real. The idea is often more interesting than the actual.

  Rob Chapman

  Real, Ideas, Interesting

  "ROB CHAPMAN (author of “A VERY IRREGULAR HEAD: THE LIFE OF SYD BARRETT”)". Revolt Of The Apes Interview, revoltoftheapes.com. January 25, 2011.

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• I didn't start writing in order to express myself. If anything the opposite was true. I was just as interested in negating the I and the ego.

  Rob Chapman

  Writing, Order, Opposites

  "ROB CHAPMAN (author of “A VERY IRREGULAR HEAD: THE LIFE OF SYD BARRETT”)". Revolt Of The Apes Interview, revoltoftheapes.com. January 25, 2011.

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• The way I have progressed as a writer over the years is to try and stay true to the principles I absorbed.

  Rob Chapman

  Years, Trying, Principles

  Source: rvamag.com

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• I've never had a problem with the old truism about dancing to architecture. I think you can dance to architecture. There's some pretty funky architecture to dance to.

  Rob Chapman

  Thinking, Dancing, Architecture

  "ROB CHAPMAN (author of “A VERY IRREGULAR HEAD: THE LIFE OF SYD BARRETT”)". Revolt Of The Apes Interview, revoltoftheapes.com. January 25, 2011.

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• I think all writing about art is in some way dancing to architecture. It's all about similitude, being analogous, metaphorical, adjectival, etc.

  Rob Chapman

  Art, Writing, Thinking

  "ROB CHAPMAN (author of “A VERY IRREGULAR HEAD: THE LIFE OF SYD BARRETT”)". Revolt Of The Apes Interview, revoltoftheapes.com. January 25, 2011.

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• I'm an avowed modernist. I'm for the new thing. I came to the conclusion many years ago that rock music is essentially a conservative form.

  Rob Chapman

  Rocks, Years, Conservative

  "ROB CHAPMAN (author of “A VERY IRREGULAR HEAD: THE LIFE OF SYD BARRETT”)". Revolt Of The Apes Interview, revoltoftheapes.com. January 25, 2011.

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