Books and music
I guess those Canterbury rappers aren't the only musicians with literary aspirations -- the musical and literary worlds seem to be meeting all over the place, which makes sense, once I realized that some of my favorite poetry has come in lyric form.
A few of my favorite songwriters are sharing their insights and inspirations through blogs and books of their own. Even David Byrne is getting in on the blogging action. And Ryan Adams actually quit blogging so he had more time to work on his poetry.
And how about that Art Garfunkel? I guess it's not surprising he's a heavy reader, but he's chronicled the last 40 years of books he's read. I can't tell if I'm jealous of his initiative or amused, but either way, I'm impressed.
Comments
I'm always impressed with literary references in music.
That said I love the fact the there is a book, "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" that is also a movie, a single by the Welsh band Racing Cars, and also the name of a Band.
How much more meta can that get?
Posted by: Pat | July 28, 2008 3:19 PM