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Gyuri Jul 16 2020 at 4:32 PM |
This comment/question/thought is going to be kind of rhetorical or philosophical. Ever since I first heard his music in 1983, Pat has always conveyed transcendence to me. Not necessarily and not only in a religious or spiritual sense but in how he has always risen above life’s often stark reality while remaining closely connected and responding to it throughout. He has always been truly able to bring light into darkness. (My wife and I saw him in Budapest, I think, almost 3 years ago and at some point during the concert she said “If there is heaven I would like it to be like this”.) I have sensed darkness particularly strongly in recent months. Something has fundamentally changed around us. I have a strong view of the nature of this change but this is no place to discuss that, except the point that the light Pat (and other artists in his league) have so far brought into darkness does not seem to be enough. Darkness seems to be prevailing more than ever before. In one fell swoop, for the overwhelming majority of the population our world has been turned into a global prison no one can escape from. I have always seen a mission and a consistent message in Pat’s music, a relentless determination to show the world the upside of life, which he did and never in a superficial way. This, with many other human achievements, now seems to be swept away and I wonder if there can be a response to this new reality from Pat, or from any human being, for that matter. Can anything or anyone ever make any difference? |
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Gyuri Mar 22 2021 at 2:53 PM |
To answer my own question, the difference can and has been made - again. I received my pre-ordered copy of ’The
Road To The Sun’ 2 days ago. Pat’s message is crystal-clear, both through his unspeakably beautiful music and his
appearance as a beacon against a pitch-black background in his youtube promo video: there are paths and even a
road to light through darkness, no matter how thick that darkness is. Thank you for remaining a relentless beacon of
hope and joie de vivre.
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MarcNebo Jul 18 2020 at 1:22 PM |
Gyuri and Kooltrane: Add Charlie Haden to that list. He was a great musician and great friend of Pat. He was very
political in his music (Charlie Haden’s Liberation Music Orchestra. He was also jailed for making political comments at
a concert in Europe.
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Kooltrane Jul 18 2020 at 12:05 PM |
These are dark times. However art, music, culture are the source of life and hope. We can (and must) relish in the
voices of the Methenys, Mozarts, Hurstons, Picassos, Beethovens, Ellingtons etc. that provide sanity and hope for
mankind. They and their peers advocate revolution and truth to power through their art, more effectively than any
politician. Stay with them and find peace and change. I’m not sure this helps you, but there it is.
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