All art really does is keep you focused on questions of humanity, and it really is about how do we get on with our maker.
David BowieRead
Sometimes you stumble across a few chords that put you in a reflective place.
Interpretation
Music can evoke deep thoughts and feelings, prompting self-reflection.
This quote by David Bowie suggests that music has the power to resonate with our inner selves, encouraging us to reflect on our experiences and emotions. The act of stumbling upon certain chords implies a serendipitous moment where art becomes a catalyst for introspection and personal insight.
In practice
Sharing this quote during a music class to highlight the power of music.
All art really does is keep you focused on questions of humanity, and it really is about how do we get on with our maker.
I guess, taking away all the theatrics or the costuming and the outer layers of what I do, I'm a writer... I write.
I always had a repulsive need to be something more than human.
Nothing prepared me for your smile
But I've got to think of myself as the luckiest guy. Robert Johnson only had one album's worth of work as his legacy. That's all that life allowed him.
I'm an early riser. I get up between five and six, have coffee, and read for a couple of hours before everyone else gets up.
You can be Eastern or Burmese or what have you, but the function of the body and the awareness of the body results in dance and you become a dancer, not just a human being.
Rock is my child and my grandfather.
When you make movies, it's such an important period of time, when you look back at each one of them. You want to be able to say that you did something that was a challenge and that changed you.
When the theater gates open, a mob pours inside, and it is the poet's task to turn it into an audience.
Those of us who work in the arts know that depiction is not endorsement. If it was, no artist would be able to paint inhumane practices, no author could write about them, and no filmmaker could delve into the thorny subjects of our time.
I think songwriting is the ultimate form of being able to make anything that happens in your life productive.
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