charlie christian drew it used to swing and make people day to day people said to make love almost to. people in the background. you know whatever. and the club almost don't you be quiet and out yeah how can you become part of the music if you're not allowed to even talk so i like the air with benny goodman doo doo doo doo doo doo doo that's me look deleted you know making people. and then they stand up and they want to go on the dance floor you still do those little gigs i mean small small smoky clubs or you know we can't do that anymore why why can't i mean the problem is that. the public does not understand the difference really you know and the club owners start calling you from all over the world i heard you worked at a club in new york we'd like you to come work in our club it's impossible they feel you feel so when you say no well even the airfare for two people is more than their budget. really and most on the air blowing with nobody. the reason i ask is about twenty years ago i when i went to atlanta georgia and i walked in their little bob barr and i saw familiar face singin

thank you. >> thanks a lot, charlie. >> back in a moment, stay with us. >> rose: christian marclay is work over the past three decades has explored the intersection between sound and image. his tour deforce is a 24-hour video collage called "clock." it's become a global phenomenon after debuting in 2010. constructed from thousands of fragments culld from the entire cinematic archive, "the clock" unfolds in perfect realtime. writing in the "new yorker," marclay was called "the most exciting chrojist since robert rauchenberg." it's on view at the david rubinstein atrium until august 1. i'm pleased to have him here at the table. welcome. >> thank you for having me. >> tell me about your evolution as an artist that got you to this idea? >> well soon after coming out of art school where i was trained as a visual artist this was just the beginning of a video. quickly i got interested in performance art and i abandoned making objects for live performance and a particular mixing words on multiple turntables. sort of like a d.j. but not quite. >> rose: which has become a big thing. some say d.