Jump off. You are a protected individual. Do not fear.
Henry MillerRead
Music is a beautiful opiate, if you don't take it too seriously.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Music can be a soothing and enjoyable experience unless taken too seriously.
Henry Miller's quote suggests that music has the power to uplift and enhance our mood, much like an opiate that can bring pleasure. However, he warns against becoming overly serious or critical about it, implying that the true enjoyment of music comes from embracing its beauty and wonder, rather than dissecting it too deeply.
Themes
MusicBeautyEnjoymentArtOpiateSeriousPleasure
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about the importance of creativity, you might say, 'As Henry Miller put it, music is a beautiful opiate, if you don't take it too seriously.'
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The essential thing is to WANT to sing. This then is a song. I am singing.
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Great God! What have I turned into? What right have you people to clutter up my life, steal my time, probe my soul, suckle my thoughts, have me for your companion, confidant, and information bureau? What do you take me for? Am I an entertainer on salary, required every evening to play an intellectual farce under your stupid noses? Am I a slave, bought and paid for, to crawl on my belly in front of you idlers and lay at your feet all that I do and all that I know?
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We are swimming on the face of time and all else has drowned, is drowning, or will drown.
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To sing you must first open your mouth. You must have a pair of lungs, and a little knowledge of music. It is not necessary to have an accordion, or a guitar. The essential thing is to want to sing. This then is a song. I am singing.
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