Describe and explain the process which the Beatles called "random" and illustrate its importance to some specific Beatle works as well as its connection to Surrealist aesthetics. In addition to discussing “random” as a process or technique for generating material, consider: Is there a philosophical perspective implicit in these artists’ use of “random” procedures? If so, how would you describe it?

For background, review the Module 9 Introduction & Overview (on Surrealism) as well as the following readings: Miles, "Avant-Garde London"; Everett, "Excerpts on Yoko Ono"; MacDonald, “Excerpts from Revolution in the Head”; and John Paul Stevens, “Revolution 9”. You may also want to review our reading from Week 5, Boden, “Creativity in a Nutshell” (pp. 1-5).