
Hello pretty one, welcome to Art Asylum. I am the Director of this cultural haven for the creative elite who seek respite from outside world with its wars, financial crises and environmental catastrophes. These are problems that have to be put right and we must all do our best. If you have not got wings stop flying about in machines and get a bicycle. You do your best and sometimes you may feel overwhelmed Life is complicated and many of us suffer from worry and stress. Apparently I had a little breakdown myself quite recently and said things that were inappropriate which is somewhat embarrassing for me now. Fortunately most of the staff were understanding and I have sacked the ones who were less sympathetic as staff in Art Asylum should be kind and sympathetic. I would like you to be free to come to Art Asylum to build an inner sanctuary where you can feel calm and safe. So if you have any problems with staff who fail to show you kindness and sympathy just let me know. I want you to feel that you are with friends who care about you. Perhaps you are thinking that nobody really cares about you and maybe I would not really care about you if I knew what a villain you really are. But most of the people we get coming to Art Asylum are villains and we manage to care about them. There are a few it is quite difficult to care about but they don't stay because we don't offer the faculties that ruthless villains require and they are too demanding. In fact most of the visitors we get are deficient in basic survival skills. So we encourage them to engage in therapy that will motivate them, encourage them to feel good about themselves. Music can be helpful with this and I am busy organizing a music therapy programme. Of course this takes time and some folk have got impatient about this and are trying to set up their own music therapy courses with Psikeyhatrix. I think this is another punk gimmick Meanwhile the official Art Asylum Music Therapy Strategy draft document is in its third revision and there is a lot of interest in it. Meanwhile our guide George recommends listening to the radio, As indeed I do but I am committed to working out a comprehensive music therapy for Art Asylum and no punk with a toy keyboard is going to take over my job. Thank you for chilling out in Art Asylum Riki