>> funding for overheard with evan smith is provided in part by the matson mchale foundation in support of public television, also by mfi foundation, improving the quality of life within our community and from the texas board of legal specialization, board certified attorneys in your community. experienced, respected, and tested. also, by hillco partners, texas governmental affairs conservancy and hillco health, by and the alice clay burg reynolds foundation and viewers like you, thank you. >> i'm evan smith, she's an experimental musician, composer, performance artist and artist whose embrace of technology has been a defining aspect of her extraordinary career. she's lor lore laurie anderson, this is overheard. laurie anderson, welcome. >> thank you. >> very nice to meet you, very nice to have you here, appreciate it. >> does thht word experimental bother you. you've been described that way for so long, probably no longer makes notice, you probably never think about ii. i wonder if it pegs you in some way that you don't want to be pegged. >> i don't mind being pegged. reminds me of bea