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Re: Stockhausen, R.I.P.



I think he probably just had the wrong drink or smoke
like the Pope did when he made the muslim statement:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XVI#Islam

lets face geniouses also say stupid things;-)
oh,should we mention male gibson?


--- Jim Goodin <jimgoodinmusic@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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