Genius is mostly in perspiration. It’s very working class.

A gamer says they tinker. A scholar says they live in the ground. A gardener says they keep away the crows. But a musician? A musician knows that the gnome keeps a very rare and perfect time that no other mythological creature can match. And it’s important, in music, that a steady rhythm be established and held, even if you’re only going to subvert it later. One, two, one two, one two three four, that’s why people drive fast when the radio’s on. It’s the beat, it gets in you somewhere deep like a pulse in the heart. The gnome knows these secrets, and the gnome always works hard!

Plus, it’s totally fun for a gnome who wants to get involved with music. Something like a Firebird or a Rhinemaiden will always act so serious and boring. But for a gnome, it’s like music is a theme park! Jump on the keys! Slide down the strings! Wheee! Whee! Hard work can be fun! Wheeeeeeeeee!

Then the muses take all the credit for inspiration. Stupid muses. One day they’ll get theirs.

Wear this shirt: on the Washington D.C. subway system.

Don’t wear this shirt: while baking trollhouse cookies. Total culture clash.

This shirt tells the world: “Ha ha ha, hee hee hee.”

We call this color: Tiny Hands And A Heather Gray Beard

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