“There's nothing compared to the history of writing about the city of New York that you get, say, in Charles Reznikoff.” Quote by Stephen Vincent Benet
“Technology will never rescue anyone from being a bad poet, but if you're good, it has the potential to do a lot of exciting things.” IfsTechnologyPoetExcitingRescueExciting Things Author:Stephen Vincent Benet
“I do think that the kind of writing that I do will always be around and printed in books, magazines, and now blogs.” ThinkingWritingKindBookMagazinesBlogsPrinted Author:Stephen Vincent Benet
“It's to a younger people's advantage to work with evolving computer technologies that provide so many ways to explore the use and distribution of text, including sound, images and motion.” PeopleWayUseSoundTechnologyComputerAdvantageIncludingEvolveDistributionComputer Technology Author:Stephen Vincent Benet
“When my own writing needs a perk, I open Zukofsky and read from "A" - particularly sections "22" and "23." It can be opaque, but I love the intensity.” NeedsWritingMy OwnIntensitySectionsPerksOpaque Author:Stephen Vincent Benet
“I don't feel bound by the ebbs and flows of musical trends, or what's happening with new music in general.” FeelsHappeningsFlowBoundsMusicalTrendsNew MusicEbb And Flow Author:Kevin Shields
“I wasn't making music for the sake of music but rather making music in the context of other music. At the same time, it doesn't mean I'm not going to try and do that some day.” TryingMeanSake Author:Kevin Shields
“Even I just listen to some bands on YouTube. I'll think, "Oh, I quite like that, I should buy it someday," but I don't get around to buying half the stuff I liked.” ThinkingShouldStuffHalfBandBuyingSomedayYoutubeJust Listen Author:Kevin Shields
“You wind up listening to one song that you really like 30 times on YouTube and then you're done with it. That's the way it is.” WayDoneSongWindListeningYoutube Author:Kevin Shields
“In reality, there's a limit to putting a record out yourself. When it comes to working with major record companies in the context of them owning anything, though, that will never happen. Ever. In my life.” RealityHappensCompanyRecordsLimitsMajorsRecord Companies Author:Kevin Shields
“When I was a teenager, I learned that in order to play guitar like Johnny Ramone, it takes a huge amount of physical effort.” PlayOrderEffortHugeAmountGuitarTeenagerRamones Author:Kevin Shields