 In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Adams started to add a new character to his music, which he called "the Trickster".The Trickster allowed Adams to use the repetitive style and rhythmic drive of minimalism, yet poke fun at it at the same time.When Adams commented on his own characterization of particular minimalist music, he stated that he went joyriding on "those Great Prairies of non-event".