Interviewer: On the cover of 'Decemberunderground' there are three rabbits. Do you like rabbits because they run so fast, or because they have sex all the time? Davey: um, It's because they're furry. Hunter: I like them because they run so fast. They just run SO fast. Davey: Yeah, they do go fast don't they? Ok I would like to change it to because they run so fast.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker prefers the visual texture of rabbits over their behavior.
- In plain terms
- I like rabbits because they are furry.
- What can you take from it?
- Choose aesthetics over utility or lore.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do visual elements matter in art?
Another view
It dismisses the symbolic meaning often attached to animals.
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