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quarantined Italians sing from their balconies
Tag: music
Avett Brothers interview
“That’s why we make art, music, film…to connect. I mean, our contribution and our duty, above all, is to love people. And our contribution is to make things that relate to people. And through those things, that’s our vehicle to actually directly, physically, emotionally, connect with them.” —Scott Avett, September 2019
quote from Sade
“Once a song’s out there, it’s no longer mine. And that the whole purpose of music: to belong to people.” —Sade Adu
open letter from Jay Sweet
As stated on our about page, the idea for this blog was born out of the experience of attending the Newport Folk Festival each year. This letter from the Executive Producer captures some of the reason why.
tweet from Neko Case
why music makes us feel
In a new paper, a team of USC computer scientists and psychologists teamed up to investigate how music affects how you act, feel and think.
quote from Alison Krauss
I think that people respond to honesty in music, so I only choose songs that are the truth for me. –Alison Krauss
quote from Jeff Tweedy
“I feel like I have opinions, but like anybody else, I’m a citizen. As a citizen, I feel like I’m doing my best to be a good one. I stay aware, and I contribute. My job is to be inspired, to keep making things and hope that somebody will stumble across them and become inspired to make something themselves. It’s more of promoting this idea that aligning yourself with creativity rather than disruption is a good idea.” —Jeff Tweedy, August 2019
instagram post from Lukas Nelson
quote from Bonnie Raitt
“The great thing about the arts, and especially popular music, is that it really does cut across genres and races and classes.” —Bonnie Raitt