Craft and music.
Two things that make me happy and keep me sane.
To those curious about how 'Bookends' is related to music, I say -
Two men who have changed the way I look at myself, at the world around me, and at music. Theirs is music for the soul; to disturb you with the stark honesty of their lyrics, and to then soothe you with their harmony and Paul's guitar - Absolute magic.
I have always been in awe of the power of words. A bit of a song, a verse of poetry, a paragraph from a book, a snippet from a speech, a dialogue from a movie - I've encountered some that are packed with such a punch that they leave me stunned. It's like I've been awakened from some sort of stupor. And I can't get enough. I am eager to come across more, and content with revisiting the old until I do.
Even my own writing inspires me. Not because I think that it falls in the aforementioned category, but because writing gives me clarity.
Thus this blog.
Two things that make me happy and keep me sane.
To those curious about how 'Bookends' is related to music, I say -
"Time it was and what a time it was, it was a time of innocence, a time of confidences. Long ago it must be, I have a photograph. Preserve your memories, they're all that's left you." Simon and Garfunkel, Bookends.
Two men who have changed the way I look at myself, at the world around me, and at music. Theirs is music for the soul; to disturb you with the stark honesty of their lyrics, and to then soothe you with their harmony and Paul's guitar - Absolute magic.
I have always been in awe of the power of words. A bit of a song, a verse of poetry, a paragraph from a book, a snippet from a speech, a dialogue from a movie - I've encountered some that are packed with such a punch that they leave me stunned. It's like I've been awakened from some sort of stupor. And I can't get enough. I am eager to come across more, and content with revisiting the old until I do.
Even my own writing inspires me. Not because I think that it falls in the aforementioned category, but because writing gives me clarity.
Thus this blog.
"The act of putting pen to paper encourages pause for thought, this in turn makes us think more deeply about life, which helps us regain our equilibrium." Norbet Platt.
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