The Very Meaninglessness Of Life Forces Man To Create His Own Meaning

August 31, 2011 | In Heros, Thoughts

However vast the darkness, we must supply our own light.

Kubrick

Mr. Zimmerman

October 8, 2010 | In Heros, Music

Obama on Dylan:

Here’s what I love about Dylan: He was exactly as you’d expect he would be. He wouldn’t come to the rehearsal; usually, all these guys are practicing before the set in the evening. He didn’t want to take a picture with me; usually all the talent is dying to take a picture with me and Michelle before the show, but he didn’t show up to that. He came in and played “The Times They Are A-Changin’.” A beautiful rendition. The guy is so steeped in this stuff that he can just come up with some new arrangement, and the song sounds completely different. Finishes the song, steps off the stage — I’m sitting right in the front row — comes up, shakes my hand, sort of tips his head, gives me just a little grin, and then leaves. And that was it — then he left. That was our only interaction with him. And I thought: That’s how you want Bob Dylan, right? You don’t want him to be all cheesin’ and grinnin’ with you. You want him to be a little skeptical about the whole enterprise.

In Rolling Stone via C+K.

Byrne At TED – Architecture + Music

October 5, 2010 | In Heros, Inspiration, Music, Video

I love this man.

via Fieldwork.

Burn Burn Burn

August 12, 2010 | In Heros, Thoughts

The only people for me are the mad ones,
the ones who are mad to live,
mad to talk,
mad to be saved,
desirous of everything at the same time,
the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing,
but burn,
burn,
burn,
like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars
and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop
and everybody goes ‘Awww!‘

~Kerouac

Mad mad mad mad mad

I’ve come to look for America. And all the great territories…

Bowie’s In Space

February 20, 2010 | In Heros, Inspiration, Music, Music Video, Video

Original 1969 video for space oddity with the original recording of the song that’s more uptempo and differs quite a bit from the LP version. Love that circular flipped framing device as well.

Flute solo. Let’s do this.

I’ll Tell You Later

February 5, 2010 | In Heros, Inspiration, Jokes, Music, Video

David Byrne. Hero Status.