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“That rare moment of being so awed by a combination or chords or lines that it stops us. We want to be stopped again.” (An Interview with Jill Mceldowney)

“That rare moment of being so awed by a combination or chords or lines that it stops us. We want to be stopped again.” (An Interview with Jill Mceldowney)

There is a dichotomy that exists in poetry that allows both intimacy and distance.

Interviews, Literature, MusicStephanie ChangJanuary 22, 2019HAIM, Under the Influence of Giants, The Civil Wars, M.I.A., Lissie, Jill Mceldowney

“I hope my work can bring you a sense of quiet.” (An Interview with Joyanna M.)

“I hope my work can bring you a sense of quiet.” (An Interview with Joyanna M.)

Most sounds are music to me.

Art, Music, InterviewsKate WilsonDecember 4, 2018Joyanna M., Lily Bell, Jennifer Patterson, Aquamarine Space Unicorns

“In order to discover truth, art has to push into unexplored territory.” (An Interview with Human Kitten)

“In order to discover truth, art has to push into unexplored territory.” (An Interview with Human Kitten)

Take a crucial idea, distill it down to its skeleton, and then just let the listener project their own flesh onto it.

Art, Interviews, MusicKate WilsonOctober 7, 2018elijah llinas, human kitten

“If this is art, we should be pushing bounds, not sticking with the common pattern.” (An Interview with CVLTVRE)

“If this is art, we should be pushing bounds, not sticking with the common pattern.” (An Interview with CVLTVRE)

This group of musicians is doing just that—expanding our view to encompass that which is untouchable.

"This book is both a letter to my past self and written for young people." (Adrienne Novy on Crowd Surfing With God)

"This book is both a letter to my past self and written for young people." (Adrienne Novy on Crowd Surfing With God)

I hope my readers are able to embrace the awkward younger versions of themselves, and forgive those past selves.

“I live for art that startles me, shocks me, unsettles me, consumes me.” (An Interview with Eden Ariel)

“I live for art that startles me, shocks me, unsettles me, consumes me.” (An Interview with Eden Ariel)

I can't explain why but I do feel like I was born close to some kind of portal to elsewhere, to other memories and places.

Interviews, MusicChristina ImJuly 4, 2018adele, bon iver, bright eyes, claude debussy, eden ariel, lana del rey, nina simone, pink floyd, sara bareilles, kendrick lamar, bob dylan, bruce springsteen

“The painting needs to be alive.” (An Interview with Allen Forrest)

“The painting needs to be alive.” (An Interview with Allen Forrest)

I’ve learned from music to feel something in your gut. Then you know what’s what.

Art, Music, InterviewsChristina ImMay 18, 2018allen forrest

"Mental illness, memory, and myth are not elements you can solve and walk away from." (An Interview with Melissa Atkinson Mercer)

"Mental illness, memory, and myth are not elements you can solve and walk away from." (An Interview with Melissa Atkinson Mercer)

I love the word knock—its single sonorous syllable, the way it functions as both a command and an invitation.

Interviews, Literature, MusicChristina ImFebruary 13, 2018melissa atkinson mercer

“There’s something distinct in my music that people like, and I’m discovering it along with them.” (An Interview with Shelby Merry)

“There’s something distinct in my music that people like, and I’m discovering it along with them.” (An Interview with Shelby Merry)

I think my reinvention this year isn’t so much to change, but to trust in what I’ve been doing and to take care of myself.

Interviews, Literature, MusicChristina ImJanuary 22, 2018shelby merry

“Dreams are my sustenance.” (An Interview with Alexandra Eldridge)

“Dreams are my sustenance.” (An Interview with Alexandra Eldridge)

"Truth is paradox," says Henry Miller. I choose to embrace both the dark and the light… the creative tension of the two.

Art, Interviews, MusicChristina ImNovember 30, 2017alexandra eldridge, antony and the johnsons, arvo pärt, henry miller, leonard cohen, sigur rós, william blake