“In every sphere of social interaction, that hermeneutic leap—that ability to put yourself in the mind frame of the other—is a virtue and a blessing.” MusicEmpathyJazzConnection Book:How to Listen to Jazz Source: How to Listen to Jazz
“Art and disease proliferate via contagion, and similar conditions favor both.” ArtInspirationMusicJazzProliferation Book:How to Listen to Jazz Source: How to Listen to Jazz
“I know why the best blues artist comes from Mississippi,” Hooker told an interviewer from Melody Maker in 1964. “Because it’s the worst state. You have the blues all right if you’re down in Mississippi.” MississippiDeltaBlues Book:Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music Source: Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music