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“America's always had a real passion for lunatic movements.”

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Matt Taibbi is an American author known for his critical reporting on the financial industry. His work often exposes corruption and injustice within the financial sector and is widely recognized for his sharp commentary. more

“You can have somebody living next door to you and you can live in a completely different world from that person, which is definitely something we've never experienced before. So I think just because of the media landscape and the way we get our information now, we're more atomized and isolated from each other than ever before.”

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Author:Matt Taibbi

“Having lived in a collapsed empire before - I lived in Russia right after the Soviet Union collapsed - you can see a lot of the classic signs of an empire that's on its way out.”

Way Unions Russia Classic Empires Soviet Soviet Union

Author:Matt Taibbi

“If you look back in history, as the barbarians were invading the gates of Rome, people were consulting fortunetellers and worrying about the end of the world and all sorts of other apocalyptic notions. When the tsars were finally overthrown, they were all reading tarot cards even as the revolutionaries were banging at the gates.”

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Author:Matt Taibbi

“Writing a song is a personal thing, and you have to have a lot of trust to try things and not be embarrassed.”

Writing Trying Song Embarrassed Personal Things

Author:Julia Stone

“When I'm writing a song, things are always popping into my head, it's not so direct. It feels more like I'm in a room and there's this whole big jumble of clothes on the floor and it's like choosing what to wear. There are a lot of different things in there and you kind of pull something out and think, "No, that's not right," or you're like, "Yes I'll put this on with this."”

Thinking Feels Writing Kind Different Whole Bigs Song Rooms Clothes Direct Different Things Popping

Author:Julia Stone

“I source images and ideas from different parts of my experiences, and sometimes they are things that are made-up, or just appear out of nowhere, like out of a dream or an image that I've seen in a book, or even the title of a book that I'm staring at on a shelf. It's a good way to write songs, just stare at a bookshelf!”

Way Writing Made Book Ideas Different Sometimes Dream Song Source Titles Staring Shelves Good Way Bookshelves

Author:Julia Stone

“When you watch your mum and dad sing and they're happy and it brings them joy, it is then a natural choice to go where the joy is. Music was always that place in our family.”

Joy Choices Natural Watches Dad Our Family Mum Your Mum Mum And Dad

Author:Julia Stone

“I'm not somebody who comes in with a whole outline, and says, "Here's the movie we're going to make." That's not what a documentary is for me. I think a documentary is about capturing events as they unfold in real time.”

Thinking Real Whole Events Documentaries Outlines

Author:Morgan Spurlock

“I long ago learned that you can't expect people to interpret the songs in the way they had meant for you, as the writer.”

People Way Long Song Long Ago

Author:PJ Harvey

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