‘Hello Jean Jacques Rousseau’s The Confessions my old friend, I’ve come to leaf through you again’, and so on. Find out what books Art Garfunkel has been reading since June 1968, on his site here. Guardian article on Garfunkel’s reading habits here.
Archive for the ‘America’ Category
31
Oct
10.13.2007: LA (Part I)
Dinner at the home of Susan and Leonard Nimoy. They are big art collectors and a Joseph Beuys piece in their living room features a photo of the Beuys clan sitting in a room all gazing up at the TV, giving it their full attention. They’re watching Star Trek.
Francesco Vezzoli, the artist, had witnessed my rendition of “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” at a concert in Milano, and described it as an “intellectual rehabilitation” of the song. That was nice to hear.
From David Byrne’s site.
27
Sep
Currently reading Robert Sullivan’s book ‘Cross Country’. Coincidentally, David Byrne has a blog post about driving to L.A., complete with musings on architecture and many photos, here.