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Laurie Anderson quotes

American Musician June 5, 1947

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You can dance. You can make me laugh. You've got x-ray eyes. You know how to sing. You're a diplomat. You've got it all. Everybody loves you. You can charm the birds out of the sky, But I, I've got one thing. You always know just what to say And when to go, But I've got one thing. You can see in the dark, But I've got one thing: I loved you better. Last night I woke up, Saw this angel. He flew in my window. And he said, Girl, pretty proud of yourself, huh?" And I looked around and said, Who... Laurie Anderson
When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force. And when force is gone, there's always Mom. Hi, Mom! Laurie Anderson
Well it was one of those days. Larger than life. When your friends came to dinner. And they stayed the night. And then they cleaned out the refrigerator. And ate everything in sight. And then they stayed up in the livingroom. And cried all night. Strange angels. Singing just for me. Old stories. Haunting me. This is nothing. Like I thought it would be . . . . Laurie Anderson
Laurie Anderson quote: "A lot of words in English confuse the idea of life and..."
A lot of words in English confuse the idea of life and electricity, like the word livewire. Laurie Anderson
Laurie Anderson quote: "Something that has so much power must have life. Instruments..."
Something that has so much power must have life. Instruments have life. Laurie Anderson
Besides all those whaling details, Moby Dick is about someone who's looking for something so huge, something they've wanted all their life, yet they know when they find it, it will kill them. Laurie Anderson
Laurie Anderson quote: "I so much appreciate it when anybody tries to make something..."
I so much appreciate it when anybody tries to make something and tries to be an artist - I'm happy to see the work. Laurie Anderson
Every book is an alchemical creation, and I'm thinking back to 1857 when Herman Melville arrived in Greece and saw the Parthenon for the first time sitting there like a great beached whale, its big white bones exposed to the winds. But how can this happen? How can a whale turn into a building? Or into a book? In what way can words be alive? Laurie Anderson
Laurie Anderson quote: "and there was a beautiful view but nobody could see cause..."
and there was a beautiful view but nobody could see cause everybody on the island was saying look at me Laurie Anderson
Laurie Anderson quote: "And there was a beautiful view, But nobody could see.'Cause..."
And there was a beautiful view, But nobody could see.'Cause everyone in the Island was saiyng, Look at me! Look at me! Laurie Anderson
Laurie Anderson quote: "As an artist I'd choose the thing that's beautiful more than..."
As an artist I'd choose the thing that's beautiful more than the one that's true. Laurie Anderson
My work is more about trying to ask good questions and not trying to come up with big shows. Every fashion company is doing that, every car company is doing that. Laurie Anderson
Laurie Anderson quote: "Writing about music is like dancing about architecture."
Writing about music is like dancing about architecture. Laurie Anderson
Performance art is about joy, about making something that's so full of kind of a wild joy that you really can't put into words. Laurie Anderson
Laurie Anderson quote: "It's good to take a longer view and think, What would I really..."
It's good to take a longer view and think, What would I really like to do if I had no limitations whatsoever? Laurie Anderson

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