Huch, gar nicht abgeschickt gestern … Fiona Apple und Milford Graves:
Contrary to public perception, Fiona is not technology-averse. She just happens to spend most of her screen time on an out-of-step platform—Tumblr—that has experienced a mass exodus in recent years. She said she loves Tumblr for its secret-world-building possibilities. One day in September, she was scrolling her feed of art and animal photos and posts from mental health communities when she came across the explosive music of 79-year-old avant-garde jazz hero and herbalist Milford Graves, who’s spent decades using cardiovascular equipment to record and study human heartbeats. “I feel like I’ve been searching for this man my whole life,” she said.
Lohnt sowiese zu lesen:
https://pitchfork.com/features/cover-story/fiona-apple-interview/
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