On a possibly not entirely unrelated note, the bit that came home most in Amadeus was when the dying Mozart says to the person he thinks is Death, 'I know I haven't written anything good yet.' Though I doubt the real Mozart ever thought any such thing, that line strikes to the heart of what being an artist is about- the gap between what you conceive and what you produce.
On a possibly not entirely unrelated note, the bit that came home most in Amadeus was when the dying Mozart says to the person he thinks is Death, 'I know I haven't written anything good yet.' Though I doubt the real Mozart ever thought any such thing, that line strikes to the heart of what being an artist is about- the gap between what you conceive and what you produce.
-
In the deep midwinter
Was going out to lunch with my one remaining university friend, but it was a cold dank achy day and her pain meds weren't working, requiring a double…
-
Take off your thirsty boots
New boots are an almost total success. Knee caps do not stab suddenly in them, inner thigh does not cramp, ITB does not turn into concrete, and best…
-
Mundane
1. Round about Christmas I started smelling green tea in my living room. Green tea isn't a pleasant smell for me- used to choke on it in the basement…
- Post a new comment
- 8 comments
- Post a new comment
- 8 comments
