That's why he emerged so authoritatively here as the modern world's true god of sculpture, and an artist for our time with no respect for what art "should" be.
Why he emerged as an object of police suspicion is unclear, but in activity before the desert search, investigators not only questioned him but also removed 13 containers of belongings from his home and impounded his sport utility vehicle and his motor home, the vehicle he is believed to have taken to the desert.
This persona was partly why he was chosen to lead the Montgomery bus boycott, and why he emerged to publicise not just the boycott, but the freedom struggle in general.
This is the first public account of Officer Wilson's testimony to investigators, but it does not explain why, after he emerged from his vehicle, he fired at Mr. Brown multiple times.
There was guilt too: a struggle to understand why he had emerged relatively unscathed while so many others had died in battle.
As Tebbit holds forth over tea and toast, it is easy to see why he has emerged as unofficial standard-bearer of the loose band of Cameron-sceptics.
But Cahill, as he has done so many times this season, his first full year in Major League Soccer, showed again why he has emerged as the midfield engine and inexhaustible heart of the Red Bulls (15-9-8, 53 points).
One Vatican official said Bishop O'Malley's experiences in Fall River and Palm Beach were why he had emerged as the likeliest candidate for Boston, which, he said, needed a leader sensitive to what priests and parishioners there have endured.
There will be many more runs for Fowler, as there will be for Europe's undisputed No. 1 golfer, Lee Westwood, 37, who showed why he has emerged as one of the game's ambassadors when he was battling to maintain his lead over Steve Stricker, whom Pavin chose to lead off the team that was trailing Europe, 9 ½-6 ½, entering Monday.
Vernon Philander showed why he has emerged as a potent performer in Test cricket by leading a Somerset fightback against Lancashire at Taunton.
Perhaps the takeout line from that interview, though, was one that offers a clue to how Greg approaches the business of being in charge of something that a lot of people mind about, and why he is now emerging as the aforementioned hostage to fortune: "The advantage of being old – well, of being old and having made money – is that you don't give a fuck".
