“It feels really good to stop hating something. And music is a good place to start. Because while records don’t change over time, we can and do. Better late than never.”
–Jeff Tweedy, New York Times, 11/2/23
Category: quote
quote from Cormac McCarthy
“Music is made out of nothing but some fairly simple rules . . . The notes themselves amount to almost nothing. But why some particular arrangement of these notes should have such a profound effect on our emotions is a mystery beyond even the hope of comprehension.”
— Cormac McCarthy, Stella Maris
from Rickie Lee Jones
Why I Love To Share The Films I Love
Lady In White, from a larger writing…
Most of the actors in this film are Italian American. Little Frankie’s family is portrayed as a happy, normal family, with troubles, sure, but lots of love. Kinda like Leave it to Beaver but with Italian food and rhythm and names. This is the kind of thing that helps teach people how we are alike, by showing that what is different is wonderful, not destructive or threatening. It’s important. It is a lesson all of us must learn or we grow up harboring fantastic fears, (you can see it everywhere nowadays) and we grow terrible molds and spores made of rumor and conjecture and convenience, until we are racist, and sexist, and spoiled to happiness. Understanding these simple lessons that films can bring a kid is timely. Different syllables in names can seem like they are insurmountable differences. In the heart of us, we are living the same lives in America. Well, we were, anyway. I believe that we are connected by a common love of one another that is simply not celebrated nearly enough. Films are a way of reminding us how much we value our common legends and history.
—Rickie Lee Jones, Fish Sticks, 10/21/2024
quote from Kris Kristofferson
“I think that a society lives or dies according to its respect for – for its art.”
—Kris Kristofferson
quote from Neko Case
“A world without art is a world without interested, loving, united audiences. It’s a world without a healthy way to find each other and to celebrate communally outside of sports or religion. No thank you. I don’t want to stop finding you.”
— Neko Case, Entering the Lung, 9/26/2023
quote from Cormac McCarthy
“Music is made out of nothing but some fairly simple rules . . . The notes themselves amount to almost nothing. But why some particular arrangement of these notes should have such a profound effect on our emotions is a mystery beyond even the hope of comprehension.”
― Cormac McCarthy, Stella Maris
quote from Willie Nelson
quote from Valerie June
“A whole lot of magic has to happen to make music. A whole lot of minds have to see something invisible. The act of making music — that could be spiritual. You’re taking something that’s not physically seen and you’re bringing it from nowhere, pulling it from thin air, so people can experience it.”–Valerie June, 2021
quote from David Letterman
“I have found that the only thing that does bring you happiness is doing something good for somebody who is incapable of doing it for themselves.” —David Letterman
quote from Patti Smith
“I get irritated with the world. I get irritated with politicians. I get very irritated with governments and with corporations. But in terms of imagination – my imagination is always fertile. I’m always thinking of my own things or constantly engaged by the things that other people do.” —Patti Smith