“I love John Ashbery. He's the - really the poet laureate of English language poetry, whether he's given that or not, he is to me.” LanguageGivenPoetEnglish Language Author:Jim Jarmusch
“I will say it's great - that Method Man - Cliff Smith - plays a rapper in a laundromat who is working out some lyrics sort of to the rhythm of a washing machine. And something about hip-hop culture and hip-hop is the ability to use current language and slang and reference details of life is very, very strong for me.” MenPlayUseLife IsCultureLanguageStrongAbilityMachinesMethodHip HopCurrentsDetailsWork OutRhythmHipsHopsRapperVery StrongCliffsWashingSlangWashing MachinesDetails Of LifeLaundromats Author:Jim Jarmusch
“I think we need to sort of broaden our definition of poetry, which maybe it's a good thing that they just gave this Nobel Prize to [Bob] Dylan because blurring the lines of song lyrics and also hip-hop for me is like some of the greatest uses - most innovative uses of language in my lifetime.” ThinkingNeedsUseSongLanguageLinesGood ThingsLifetimeDefinitionsHip HopHipsHopsPrizeBobInnovativeDylanNobelNobel PrizeUse Of Language Author:Jim Jarmusch
“For me music is totally freeing, and it's its' own language too. You follow it, in a way.” WayLanguageMusic Is Author:Jim Jarmusch
“Jim Jarmusch: Poets are always ahead of things in a certain way, their sense of language and their vision.” WayCertainLanguageVisionPoet Author:Jim Jarmusch
“If you go into a bar in most places in America and even say the word poetry, you'll probably get beaten up. But poetry is a really strong, beautiful form to me, and a lot of innovation in language comes from poetry.” IfsAmericaBeautifulFormLanguageStrongInnovationBarsPoetry IsBeaten Author:Jim Jarmusch
