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Greil Marcus Quotes

The Sixties are most generously described as a time when people took part - when they stepped out of themselves and acted in public, as people who didn’t know what would happen next, but who were sure that acts of true risk and fear would produce something different from what they had been raised to take for granted Picture Quote #1

I’m a fan of Oliver Stone. I like his movies, I like his excess, and I think he has a great capacity for empathy and it comes out more powerfully in this movie than in any of his other films, even the formal ‘I’m identifying with the underdog’ movies like ‘Born on the Fourth of July.’ Picture Quote #1

Words that in their everyday surrealism have no parallel in contemporary writing... Music that mines the deep veins of fatalism in the Appalachian voice Picture Quote #1

If ‘Mystery Train’ is my Nixon book and ‘Lipstick Traces’ my Reagan book, ‘Invisible Republic’ is my Bill Clinton book. I really liked Clinton. He made me proud to be part of this country again. For all of his failings, the way he put all that he’d done in jeopardy, I supported him from beginning to end Picture Quote #1

Hearing things like ‘Wake Up’ by Lora Logic, or the Raincoats’ ‘In Love’ - that was something I wasn’t prepared for. I couldn’t hear anything that came before it in the music, and I didn’t want to. I was absolutely in love with its out-of-nowhereness Picture Quote #1

Farber had a huge effect on me as a writer. I don’t mean I write like him. Farber is, first of all, a great stylist, a great writer. Anyone can read Manny Farber’s film criticism, whether that person is a novelist, a poet, another critic, a historian, and learn a lot about writing by reading him Picture Quote #1

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Bob Dylan continues to release odd and unsettling records, and to do odd and unsettling things on stage. So the term ‘still’ seems meaningless to me. But the real answer is simple: I listen to Bob Dylan for pleasure more than I listen to anyone else for pleasure Picture Quote #1

Elvis transcends his talent to the point of dispensing with it altogether Picture Quote #1

Think about how rare it is for anyone to encounter a teacher who can open you up to the notion that there is an infinite amount of meaning and possibility and inspiration in the smallest thing before you Picture Quote #1

Every youth movement presents itself as a loan to the future, and tries to call in its lien in advance, but when there is no future all loans are canceled Picture Quote #1

Punk to me was a form of free speech. It was a moment when suddenly all kinds of strange voices that no reasonable person could ever have expected to hear in public were being heard all over the place Picture Quote #1

I never find myself even catching lyrics until something in the sound has taken me captive. Thinking about anything else is just the pleasurable byproduct of wow Picture Quote #1

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I learned that when something just has to be said to move the discussion along, or broaden it or deepen it, if I can just keep my mouth shut for five minutes a student will say it. So for me a lot of teaching is about keeping my mouth shut Picture Quote #1

You’re going to react to a painting in a way that the painting demands you react Picture Quote #1

I want another idea, another project, but you can’t make them up. They show up Picture Quote #1

I had tremendous fun fooling around with the way people talked about songs, just the way that became another way of understanding the world Picture Quote #1

Listening is like running down a mountain on a switchback trail, the sound of surprise generating its own momentum. There’s a punk glee inside the bluegrass craft–and a punk vehemence inside the bluegrass smile Picture Quote #1

We make the oldest stories new when we succeed, and we are trapped by the old stories when we fail Picture Quote #1

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It is a sure sign that a culture has reached a dead end when it is no longer intrigued by its myths Picture Quote #1

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The Sixties are most generously described as a time when people took part - when they stepped out of themselves and acted in public, as people who didn’t know what would happen next, but who were sure that acts of true risk and fear would produce something different from what they had been raised to take for granted. (Greil Marcus Quotes) I’m a fan of Oliver Stone. I like his movies, I like his excess, and I think he has a great capacity for empathy and it comes out more powerfully in this movie than in any of his other films, even the formal ‘I’m identifying with the underdog’ movies like ‘Born on the Fourth of July.’ (Greil Marcus Quotes) Words that in their everyday surrealism have no parallel in contemporary writing... Music that mines the deep veins of fatalism in the Appalachian voice (Greil Marcus Quotes) If ‘Mystery Train’ is my Nixon book and ‘Lipstick Traces’ my Reagan book, ‘Invisible Republic’ is my Bill Clinton book. I really liked Clinton. He made me proud to be part of this country again. For all of his failings, the way he put all that he’d done in jeopardy, I supported him from beginning to end (Greil Marcus Quotes) Hearing things like ‘Wake Up’ by Lora Logic, or the Raincoats’ ‘In Love’ - that was something I wasn’t prepared for. I couldn’t hear anything that came before it in the music, and I didn’t want to. I was absolutely in love with its out-of-nowhereness (Greil Marcus Quotes) Farber had a huge effect on me as a writer. I don’t mean I write like him. Farber is, first of all, a great stylist, a great writer. Anyone can read Manny Farber’s film criticism, whether that person is a novelist, a poet, another critic, a historian, and learn a lot about writing by reading him (Greil Marcus Quotes) Bob Dylan continues to release odd and unsettling records, and to do odd and unsettling things on stage. So the term ‘still’ seems meaningless to me. But the real answer is simple: I listen to Bob Dylan for pleasure more than I listen to anyone else for pleasure (Greil Marcus Quotes) Elvis transcends his talent to the point of dispensing with it altogether (Greil Marcus Quotes) Think about how rare it is for anyone to encounter a teacher who can open you up to the notion that there is an infinite amount of meaning and possibility and inspiration in the smallest thing before you (Greil Marcus Quotes) Every youth movement presents itself as a loan to the future, and tries to call in its lien in advance, but when there is no future all loans are canceled (Greil Marcus Quotes) Punk to me was a form of free speech. It was a moment when suddenly all kinds of strange voices that no reasonable person could ever have expected to hear in public were being heard all over the place (Greil Marcus Quotes) I never find myself even catching lyrics until something in the sound has taken me captive. Thinking about anything else is just the pleasurable byproduct of wow (Greil Marcus Quotes) I learned that when something just has to be said to move the discussion along, or broaden it or deepen it, if I can just keep my mouth shut for five minutes a student will say it. So for me a lot of teaching is about keeping my mouth shut (Greil Marcus Quotes) You’re going to react to a painting in a way that the painting demands you react (Greil Marcus Quotes) I want another idea, another project, but you can’t make them up. They show up (Greil Marcus Quotes) I had tremendous fun fooling around with the way people talked about songs, just the way that became another way of understanding the world (Greil Marcus Quotes) Listening is like running down a mountain on a switchback trail, the sound of surprise generating its own momentum. There’s a punk glee inside the bluegrass craft–and a punk vehemence inside the bluegrass smile (Greil Marcus Quotes) We make the oldest stories new when we succeed, and we are trapped by the old stories when we fail (Greil Marcus Quotes) It is a sure sign that a culture has reached a dead end when it is no longer intrigued by its myths (Greil Marcus Quotes)