at great risk of appearing pedantic &/or pointing out the obvious, he does say "book" & "written", which- used together in this context- prevents one from interpreting his claim as applying to anything other than "just words".
I'd agree with whoever it was that said "writing about music is like dancing about architecture" (sorry I can't correctly attribute this quote at the moment), except that in this instance the "manual" isn't about music (as a creative, artistic, expressive endeavour) per se, but about how to succeed in the music industry.
this is not the same thing at all, & that's the point you should be hauling him up on, not the semantics.
it's a fitting testament to the book, it's writers, musicians & the music industry itself that even though the book still "works" (individuals who have followed it to the letter are known to have been "successful"), musicians are generally speaking still wide-eyed innocents when it comes to dealing with major labels, lawyers & agents. in short, it hasn't changed anything even though it's all true. words are like that sometimes. :-)
d.
-----Original Message-----
From: jayrope [mailto:jrploopers@kliklak.net]
Sent: 02 May 2006 21:15
To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
Subject: Re: KLF The Manual
I disagree. Music itself is the most important thign about music ever
written, everythign else is just words.
J
Kliklak.net
>
> The Manual is the most important book about music ever written.
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