You can't kill the past by denying the past. You can kill it only by making it obsolete. And even in that, you have to find honor in the past. You can't hack off pieces of yourself, and expect them to grow again.
Jeff BuckleyRead
I'm not 'Grace.' That album is like a brick onto itself. It's like a coffin that I put certain feelings and observations in so that they can be capsulized forever. I wanted to put them there so I would be free to move on.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote reflects on the album 'Grace' as a means to encapsulate emotions and experiences, allowing the artist to find freedom in moving forward.
Jeff Buckley's statement reveals his artistic process and intention behind his album 'Grace.' He likens the album to a 'brick' and a 'coffin,' indicating that it serves as a permanent vessel for his feelings and observations. By encapsulating these emotions in his music, Buckley suggests he can acknowledge and release them, thereby allowing himself the emotional freedom to progress beyond those periods of his life.
Themes
AlbumFeelingsMusicFreedomArtistic Process
In practice
Example use cases
In a music history class to discuss the significance of emotional expression in songwriting.
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Critics... They're like traffic cops. They say what they have to say, then leave, and another guy moves in ,and he has his say - and it's often just the opposite. The result is either critical acclaim or critical murder, and neither has any bearing on my music or direction.
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Grace is what matters. In anything. Especially life, especially growth, tragedy, pain, love, death. About people, that's what matters. That's a quality I admire very greatly. It keeps you from reaching for the gun too quickly; it keeps you from destroying things too foolishly; it sort of keeps you alive and keeps you open for more understanding.
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I've always felt that the quality of the voice is where the real content of a song lies. Words only suggest an experience, but the voice is that experience.
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I don't see people. I don't see men and women at all. When I see them, I see... their mothers and fathers. I see how old they are inside. Like when I look at the president, or anybody in a record company, or a store owner, I may see a little boy behind the counter with the face of an old man. And that's who I talk to.
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