“As a white male in America, I have privilege. As a white male who happens to be an artist with a fan base, I have a platform to spread awareness about that privilege. However, songs about race and privilege are very difficult to A) write and B) dissect as a listener. They're heavy.” WritingHappensAmericaArtistSongDifficultWhiteRaceFansAwarenessMalesPrivilegeHeavySpreadPlatformsListeners Author:Macklemore
“To the uneducated eye, as to the incurious mind, much of the world is in darkness, and a thousand songs are lost on the unlistening ear.” WorldMindEyeSongLostDarknessAwarenessThousandEarsUneducated Author:Margaret Millar
“the relentless touring and endless repetition of the same songs over and over again promoted a creeping awareness that my music had begun to sound like my washing machine.” SongSoundMusicAwarenessMachinesEndlessRepetitionTouringRelentlessWashingWashing Machines Book:Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir Source: Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir
“Witches try to 'connect' with the world around them. Witchcraft, they say, is about the tactile, intuitive understanding of the turn of the seasons, the song of the birds; it is the awareness of all things as holy.” WorldTryingSongTurnsUnderstandingNatureAwarenessHolyBirdAll ThingsSeasonsOnenessHolinessWitchIntuitiveWitchcraftTactile Author:Tanya Luhrmann