How John Cage Helped Me Handle My Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Margaret Leng Tan, Cage collaborator and Diva of the Toy Piano: “Through Cage and his take on Zen philosophy, I have made a truce with my O.C.D. … When I am entangled in an idée fixe, one of Cage’s favorite Zen proverbs, ‘Taking a nap I pound the rice,’ offers a welcome antidote.”