“Everyone holds his fortune in his own hands, like a sculptor the raw material he will fashion into a figure. But it’s the same with that type of artistic activity as with all others:We are merely born with the capability to do it.
The skill to mold the material into what we want must be learned and attentively cultivated.” — Goethe
At 7:40 there is the key: “Find the true essential feeling. I want your music to rouse the fragment of the infinite that sleeps in their stomachs.”
Please note that you are listenig to an “impossible” performance: Farinelli’s singing voice was provided by a soprano, Ewa Malas-Godlewska and a countertenor, Derek Lee Ragin, who were recorded separately then digitally merged to recreate the sound of a castrato.
“You’ll miss the boat if you are scared, Perhaps you’ll fail, at least you dared
You’ll never know until you try, ‘Cause life’s a bitch, and then you die…”
“Life is really too short to be insignificant.” – Charlie Chaplin
Please read the whole speech:
“I have forgiven mistakes that were indeed almost unforgivable. I’ve tried to replace people who were irreplaceable and tried to forget those who were unforgettable. I’ve acted on impulse, have been disappointed by people when I thought that this could never be possible. But I have also disappointed those who I love. I have laughed at inappropriate occasions. I’ve made friends that are now friends for life. I’ve screamed and jumped for joy. I’ve loved and I’ve been loved. But I have also Read more
“Life is tough, but it’s tougher if you’re stupid.”
John Wayne
This is how I feel everyday…
“When you’re young, you look at television and think, There’s a conspiracy. The networks have conspired to dumb us down. But when you get a little older, you realize that’s not true. The networks are in business to give people exactly what they want. That’s a far more depressing thought. Conspiracy is optimistic! You can shoot the bastards! We can have a revolution! But the networks are really in business to give people what they want. It’s the truth.”
— Steve Jobs
“Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici”
( “By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe”)
Well, I like this! Btw, just for the sake of general culture, the motto is not from any version of the Faust; it was used by Alesteir Crowley as the motto of the Seer as Magister Templi.
“Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid.” ― Frank Zappa
