Music Lives 365: October 15 Victoria Spivey Fela Kuti Nietzsche

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“My people are scared of the air around them, they always have an excuse not to fight for freedom,”
— Fela Kuti

Whatever you may think of his ideas Nietzsche had a fabulous mustache!

“Nietzsche was the one who did the job for me. At a certain moment in his life,the idea came to him of what he called ‘the love of your fate.’ Whatever your fate is, whatever the hell happens, you say, ‘This is what I need.’ It may look like a wreck, but go at it as though it were an opportunity, a challenge. If you bring love to that moment—not discouragement—you will find the strength is there. Any disaster you can survive is an improvement in your character, your stature, and your life. What a privilege! This is when the spontaneity of your own nature will have a chance to flow.

Then, when looking back at your life, you will see that the moments which seemed to be great failures followed by wreckage were the incidents that shaped the life you have now. You’ll see that this is really true. Nothing can happen to you that is not positive. Even though it looks and feels at the moment like a negative crisis, it is not. The crisis throws you back, and when you are required to exhibit strength, it comes.”
— Joseph Campbell on Nietzsche

Another candidate from the lost classic department. The deployment of non musical actors and their deconstruction, disassembly and downright denial of respect for musical fundamentals. In this case the devolution of the Nietzsche’s Also Spake Zarathustra. Look out mama!

 

And From the Thrown In For Fun Department: Ben Folds on the Fly

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