Leave some mistakes in the things you make

Led Zeppelin, Martin Scorcese, Navajo weavings, Lee "Scratch" Perry, and why you should "leave the bloody hair on."

I love the idea of wabi sabi and finding beauty in imperfection. In part, it’s because of my origin story. See, I come from rock ‘n roll, where perfection is besides the point. You don’t want Steely Dan, you want “three chords and the truth.” You don’t want the technical perfection of, say, Steve Vai, you want the primal fuzz of Jimmy Page, sloppiness a…