Fifteen minutes with you. Oh I wouldn't say no. An hour with Elliott Smith. Even better. Orchestral pieces by Brad Mehldau a record called Ride Into The Sun where the beauty of the man's music unwraps like an early Christmas present and we can all experience the wonder and the magic that the man gave to the world.
With an artist like Smith people tend to focus on the sadness of the biograhy. What they might have been going through at the time and grab a bit of reflected glory, rather than try to appreciate the beauty. This applies to Nick Drake. To Gram Parsons. To Tim Buckley. To Ian Curtis, To Grant McLennan.
Choose your fallen hero. Caravaggio.. Chatterton.What their work and inspiration is most of all is an invitation to create. Life is sad. But be glad Ride Into The Sun.does precisely that. Onwards and upwards
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