“ Everybody’s always like, ‘On the one hand there’s technique and on the other hand there’s music that you respond to emotionally,’ ” Longstreth notes. “But they’re one and the same in, say, [John] Coltrane’s music. I really like the vibe of transcendence through effort—like, epic striving, in a silly, romantic way. Connecting with a sublime feeling is wrapped up in concentration for me.
David Longstreth (Dirty Projectors), interview in Time Out New York
6 months ago
