Re: Stockhausen, R.I.P.

["Jim Goodin" <jimgoodinmusic@gmail.com>]

Maybe he was trying to reach the level of total separation as almost a
reporter oberserving and photographing a horrible act of violence such
as the Vietnamese police official executing that fellow in the photo
from the war.  Its a horrible thing but it's like just saying here it
is.

It's much akin to John Lennon saying we're going to be more popular
than Jesus in a sense.

In our western eyes it was a horrible thing.  I live in NY and almsot
had a first hand view.  It was insane sad horrible but I also never
saw such grandstanding I it's postdays from 'the money changers in the
temple' vendors selling bits of it to a certain amount of American
arrogance that was demanding blood of which mr bush went after like a
dog to a bone.

Somewhere despite all the wrong I our eyes I think those removed could
just 'report it' or respond and as Stockhausen did think his gut
feeling was to possibly in disbelief that the this terribly gross act
could occur was indeed admiring the creativity of 'Trojan horsing' the
American sleeping giant.  I think he was somehow beyond the
horribleness of it all and being the artist of which society
particularly ours have never understood.

Sidebar though aware of him from my music education I was really out
of touch to what was apartant true modern artistic innovation. There
must be one hell of a creative band in heaven with Karl, Jimmy,
Michael, Nick and so many others, wonder if Jim Morrison and Karl will
hit it off.  Thanks for reminding me of who he was.

Good weekend


Jim

On 12/8/07, Daryl Shawn <highhorse@mhorse.com> wrote:
> Well, no question he didn't endear himself to anyone with his comments.
> However, other than referring to "Lucifer" as the spirit of rebellion
> and anarchy (which is positive in my book :-D ), Stockhausen says he's a
> destructor, who does not know love. To me it doesn't seem as if he's
> praising the act itself, at all. If he'd have simply said "it was a work
> of art by the Devil himself", or "it was the ultimate masterpiece of
> destruction", I think it'd be accepted that the sentiment is that it was
> an evil act.
>
> BTW, my personal definition of art is wide-ranging, and I accept
> anything that involves creation with the intent of generating an
> aesthetic reaction - a terrorist attack doesn't fall under this
> guideline. I just think here that if someone as fearless as Sr.
> Karlheinz actually admired the act, he'd have stood behind the simple
> misquote of his words, or said something like "well, it certainly was a
> brilliant plan" or something similar (and similarly offensive).
>
> Daryl Shawn
> www.swanwelder.com
> www.chinapaintingmusic.com
>
>
> > In general, invoking "Lucifer" in a positive sense does not further
> > endear yourself to the sort of audience that doesn't see terrorist
> > acts as a form of art.
> >
>
>


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