” If you sing from your heart — what comes from the heart, reaches the heart.” —Pops Staples
Author: MoST
tweet from Neko Case
tweet from Lizzo
quote from Wynton Marsalis
“The history of jazz lets us know that this period in our history is not the only period we’ve come through together. If we truly understood the history of our national arts, we’d know that we have mutual aspirations, a shared history, in good times and bad.” —Wynton Marsalis
quote from Bradley Whitford
“Infuse your life with action. Don’t wait for it to happen. Make it happen. Make your own future. Make your own hope. Make your own love. And whatever your beliefs, honor your creator, not by passively waiting for grace to come down from upon high, but by doing what you can to make grace happen… yourself, right now, right down here on Earth.” —Bradley Whitford
why music makes us feel
In a new paper, a team of USC computer scientists and psychologists teamed up to investigate how music affects how you act, feel and think.
Light City in Baltimore
“Next weekend, Baltimore will lure in thousands of people for Light City, giving artists a chance to show off their work.
One artist is using his work to break down barriers in the city.“
quote from Alison Krauss
I think that people respond to honesty in music, so I only choose songs that are the truth for me. –Alison Krauss
quote from Keith Haring
“Art should be something that liberates your soul, provokes the imagination and encourages people to go further.” —Keith Haring
quote from Helen Fagin
“There are times when dreams sustain us more than facts. To read a book and surrender to a story is to keep our very humanity alive.” —Helen Fagin