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WHOLE NEW MEANINGS of ´Presidential.´

We are not tasked to select the ironic bits over the sincere bits or vice versa because all of those things are overlaid and interwoven.
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STANDING BETWEEN ART AND ARTIST

We make a mistake when we assume that the artist is forever linked to their art. It’s not a question of should we separate them but instead ask why do we continue to insist they were ever one thing to begin with? Doing so has led to some incredibly worrisome phenomena.
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LINDA RONDSTADT: and the mocking birds.

Look at the list of songwriters Linda Ronstadt has covered, and how much respect she has paid to their material. Then look again at the song titles just to remind yourself of her impeccable taste.

HOW DO WE GET THERE FROM HERE?

what a wonderful world

´NEATH THE STRENGTH OF STRINGS

I can’t put into words how special it was to hear Doc Watson live or on album in those early days. What people don’t realize is how much Clarence White influenced Doc; they had a lot of mutual respect for each other.´

TOM RUSSELL: MUSIC, BODY AND SOUL.

´he’s a singer-songwriter with a powerful voice, but also a novelist, artist and academic

KATIE MELUA listening to musicians she hadn´t heard of

I came across that book by Dylan and, because I was able to highlight all the names in it that really mattered, I suddenly had a three-hour playlist.
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BARON WOLMAN: archive will endure and inspire

I go forward with a huge amount of gratitude for the many blessings bestowed upon me (family, friends, travels and more), with no regrets but with appreciation for how my photographs—my life’s work—have been received.

PASSENGER RIDES AGAIN

you can either just tap your foot and think that it’s a nice, sweet little song, or see that there’s a bit more darkness and depth to it, if you really want to go there.

WHEN YOU WALK THROUGH A STORM

British radio presenter, music writer and author Spencer Leigh wrote in the Independent newspaper: ´The psychedelia of 1966 held no interest for Gerry, and he was far too down to earth to follow The Beatles to Bangor to see the Maharishi.”