"I'd rather people do an interpretation of the record.
Indigenous opera singer Maroochy Barambah did an interpretation of Waltzing Matilda.
"I realized I couldn't do it flawlessly, that I could only do an interpretation.
"I wanted to do an interpretation of lace that would look graphic and have a handcrafted look".
Sometimes it sashays in as a drag queen in a demure ball gown, doing an interpretation of Republican style: "Very Marcus Bachmann, in his dreams," and "Gorge Bush!," the judges coo at a contestant, her emerald skirt as shiny as Christmas foil.
It comes down to more than turntablism, it's a true performance, as Red Bull Thre3Style's Kenny Mac says, the contests exist to "provide a stage and platform for artists to do an interpretation of club music anywhere in the world".
Conservative Christianity in America remains largely opposed to LGBT inclusion in matters of faith, doctrine and community, insisting as it does upon an interpretation of the Bible that excludes LGBT members from full participation in the life of the church.
"The preppy stiff," as other Massachusetts pols called young John Kerry, according to Newsweek, is not doing an outré interpretation of the flag, like Michael Dukakis's salmon, eggshell and azure stage in 1988.
If you're not going for realism, you could also do an artistic interpretation of a plant.
Keisha Whitaker, doing a Tim Gunn interpretation, is mentor and host.
