I dont know if I should be glad on the mutual adoration of Buckle, but that track is a little too close to home for me personally. It resonates enormously strongly. (Adjectives as adverbs be damned)
The creative diet, ie what other media someone consumes- books, TV, painting, music, film, fashion - is just as important as our calorific diets.
If we consume trash, out comes trash. We are what we eat in more ways than we know.
I got to make a fast friend at work today (we hot desk, and it was her last day) we spent time talking about music (she a musician) Art, our shared observations on The Last Dinner Party, and our joint adoration of a certain woman named Florence.
It was a delight. It made my workday so much better than it would have otherwise been. She's now off to work at an art gallery and keep her theatre company and a few shows ticking over.
The creative diet of others need not be moderated, but it shows when you speak to people who understand. It is better than anything else.
We even discussed genetic or cultural predisposition to liking certain frequencies. It was a delightful chat.
Oh wow I am so glad for you - sounds like a very fortunate connection indeed (esp as you say it was her last day). I hope you keep in touch, get to see one of her shows, and so on. These people are rare.
I think you grow, and as an artist, get to make pretty things out of non-pretty people, maybe, and I guess that's something to always be glad of (re. Buckle).
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