“What I love most about playing in front of people has something to do with a certain kind of energy exchange. The attention and appreciation of my audience feeds back into my playing. It really seems as if there is a true and equal give and take between performer and listener, making me aware of how much I depend on my audience. And since the audience is different every night, the music being played will differ too. Every space I performed in has its own magic and spirit.” PeopleIfsGivingKindDifferentSeemsSpiritNightCertainEnergySpaceAttentionAudienceMagicFrontsDependsEqualMusic IsAppreciationPerformersEvery NightListenersGive And TakeBeing Played Author:Nils Frahm
“We're starting to realize that magicians have a lot of implicit know-ledge about how we perceive the world around us because they have to deceive us in terms of controlling attention, exploiting the assumptions we make when we do and don't notice a change in our environment. There is an enormous amount of really detailed instruction on how to perform magic. People are always blown away by how detailed a description you'll have.” PeopleKnowsWorldTermRealizingAttentionEnvironmentMagicAmountStartingEnormousPerceiveAssumptionDescriptionInstructionDeceivingMagicianOur EnvironmentImplicitBlown AwayLedges Author:Richard Wiseman
“The goal of all my work is essentially the same: demonstrating that magic is real or that reality is magic, by paying attention, and finding compensation or consolation for what is essentially a tragic existence.” RealRealityGoalExistenceAttentionMagicFindingsPay AttentionTragicConsolationCompensationDemonstrating Author:Peter Blegvad
“Yesterday I was thinking about the whole idea of genius and creative people, and the notion that if you create some magical art, somehow that exempts you from having to pay attention to the small things.” PeopleIfsThinkingArtIdeasWholePayAttentionCreativeMagicGeniusNotionYesterdayPay AttentionSmall ThingsCreative People Author:Bell Hooks