Re: Stockhausen, R.I.P.

[john floridis <john@johnfloridis.com>]

I know my earlier post on this subject may have seemed a bit harsh,  
and in fact I've had an interesting email conversation with a member  
off of the posts.  In retrospect, I think I got caught up in the  
discussion and the fact that I do think there is at times an aloof,  
detachment to discussion of the attacks on 911 anymore.

I just think my question remains - "Why go there?  Why even make that  
analogy?"  I hope to never lose my humanity in my quest to be an  
artist or evaluate the world as art.

Some of the posts since then have also summed up my feelings well  -  
the concept of great intellectuals who don't have enough contact with  
real, breathing people and/or don't quite know how to interact with  
them.  Also the comments about reality and non-reality in art.

Ultimately, I think Stockhausen made a major "foot in mouth" comment,  
which was a mistake.  It is a shame that that has to be part of his  
legacy, but it will be.


John