All I know is when I start getting serious about songwriting... it's like a playground. All responsibilities slip away and you're with your essence. There can be delight there and self-discovery. You can dance there... I think of it as my serious playground.
Interpretation
Songwriting is a joyful escape that fosters self-discovery.
Laura Nyro describes the transformative and liberating experience of songwriting, likening it to a playground where one can explore their true self without the burdens of responsibility. This creative space allows for both delight and profound self-discovery, making it a significant aspect of her life as an artist.
In practice
In a speech about the importance of creativity in education, I mentioned how songwriting can be a playground for self-expression.
There is nothing harder to estimate than a writer's time, nothing harder to keep track of. There are moments—moments of sustained creation—when his time is fairly valuable; and there are hours and hours when a writer's time isn't worth the paper he is not writing anything on.
The alchemy of good curating amounts to this: Sometimes, placing one work of art near another makes one plus one equal three. Two artworks arranged alchemically leave each intact, transform both, and create a third thing.
I remember loving sound before I ever took a music lesson. And so we make our lives by what we love.
It's a good question, because a movie isn't good or bad based on its politics. It's usually good or bad for other reasons, though you might agree or disagree with its politics.
With my writing, I try to do stuff I have not done before. Each time I sit down, I want to have a new experience, and by extension, I want my readers to have a different experience.
Hip Hop was supposed to be this new thing that had no boundaries and was so different to everyday music. As long as it has soul to it, hip hop can live on.
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