Why Laurie Anderson Plays Her Violin Onstage

“Your mind just processes [different media] so differently. So for example, I’ll tell a story and there will be a violin solo, which is really a kind of comment in music on the story. You can say things in a violin solo like ‘I doubt it, but it’s a very beautiful thing, but it’s also sad and in the end I think it’s kind of hilarious’.”