Musical Influence of Books
this is an in-process discussion I’m having with myself examining some of my favourite literary experiences and how, and what did they influence or add-to, or carve out in my journey as a musician.
Moby Dick - Biblical, dream-like, a bit whackywild in form. Epic and personal simultanously
For Whom The Bell Tolls
The Wind Up Bird Chronicle/1Q84. Murakami, for me, has always been David Lynch with Japanese aethetics. What more needs to be said? (I only say that Murakami reminds me of Lynch because i was introduced to Lynch when I was a teenager, and came to Murakami later. It could easily be said that Lynch is Murakami with Amercian sensibilities). Dreams. Again.
Unbearable Lightness of Being
Zen and The Art of Archery