Música – Cavalo Cego

I went to hear Krishnamurti speak. He was lecturing on how to hear a lecture. He said, “You must pay full attention to what is being said and you can’t do it if you take notes.” The lady on my right was taking notes. The man on her right nudged her and said, “Don’t youContinuar lendo

Ah, se já perdemos a noção da horaSe juntos já jogamos tudo foraMe conta agora como hei de partirSe, ao te conhecer, dei pra sonhar, fiz tantos desvariosRompi com o mundo, queimei meus naviosMe diz pra onde é que inda posso irSe nós, nas travessuras das noites eternasJá confundimos tanto as nossas pernasDiz com queContinuar lendo

Butterflies all havin’ fun you know what I mean Sleep in peace when day is done That’s what I mean Nina Simone

Tucker Madawick is seventeen years old. He is Lois Long’s son by her first husband. It was dinner time. He came home from his job in the Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern and said to his mother, “Well, dear, I won’t be seeing you for a couple of days.” Lois Long said, “What’s up?” TuckerContinuar lendo

Artists talk a lot about freedom. So, recalling the expression “free as a bird,” Morton Feldman went to a park one day and spent some time watching our feathered friends. When he came back, he said, “You know? They’re not free: they’re fighting over bits of food.” John Cage | Indeterminacy

A sound has no legs to stand on. Also John Cage.

Um compositor meu amigo que passou algum tempo num centro de reabilitação mental foi encorajado a praticar bridge. Depois de um jogo, o seu parceiro criticou-o por ter jogado um ás numa vaza que já estava ganha. O meu amigo levantou-se e disse: “Se pensa que vim para o manicómio para aprender a jogar bridge,Continuar lendo

I really think that musicians, probably musicians and cooks, are responsible for the most pleasure in human life. Motown music, which was very popular when I was a teenager—whenever I hear it, I instantly become happier. This is true of almost nothing! […] That’s a very important thing to do for human beings. Music makesContinuar lendo