Comments on: Sufjan Stevens Interview: An Excerpt http://vishkhanna.com/2009/10/12/sufjan-stevens-interview-an-excerpt/ Making Music Seem More Important Than it Probably Is Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:51:22 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anna Katharine http://vishkhanna.com/2009/10/12/sufjan-stevens-interview-an-excerpt/comment-page-2/#comment-744 Anna Katharine Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:51:22 +0000 http://vishkhanna.com/?p=287#comment-744 It would be somewhat difficult to create something for the consumption of other people. Yes there are good things about it - such as: touching people and inspiring them somehow. But it IS consumption and there is a sort of intimacy that is missing or lost in the process. And in a way its unfair to the artist/creator, since he or she gives, but recieves no similar love in return. One can have "fun" at a show performing, or feel "joy" while singing with others. But we're talking about intricate landscapes of personhood (aka a living heart) handed over to the unknown. Its great it does so much goodness for the unknown, but one can imagine how this process could wear on someone. While I think giving songs to the public is a noble endeavor, one may find more salubrious life re-focusing away from this model of giving to a seeminly selfish unknown. WE could find inspiration in other artists, but then again the intimacy problem is not solved. Perhaps we should love someone in particular to love and give to them. Otherwise, we all just live inside inescapable walls. I'm beginning to think that is the case more and more. That there is us and there is God, and that's it. As strange as it is for me to say this: well, sometimes that gets lonely. It would be somewhat difficult to create something for the consumption of other people. Yes there are good things about it – such as: touching people and inspiring them somehow. But it IS consumption and there is a sort of intimacy that is missing or lost in the process. And in a way its unfair to the artist/creator, since he or she gives, but recieves no similar love in return. One can have “fun” at a show performing, or feel “joy” while singing with others. But we’re talking about intricate landscapes of personhood (aka a living heart) handed over to the unknown. Its great it does so much goodness for the unknown, but one can imagine how this process could wear on someone.

While I think giving songs to the public is a noble endeavor, one may find more salubrious life re-focusing away from this model of giving to a seeminly selfish unknown.

WE could find inspiration in other artists, but then again the intimacy problem is not solved.

Perhaps we should love someone in particular to love and give to them. Otherwise, we all just live inside inescapable walls. I’m beginning to think that is the case more and more.

That there is us and there is God, and that’s it. As strange as it is for me to say this: well, sometimes that gets lonely.

]]> By: AHB’s Teenage Kicks » Blog Archive » Too much, too much, too much: A short attention span essay about Sufjan Stevens & Liberace http://vishkhanna.com/2009/10/12/sufjan-stevens-interview-an-excerpt/comment-page-2/#comment-733 AHB’s Teenage Kicks » Blog Archive » Too much, too much, too much: A short attention span essay about Sufjan Stevens & Liberace Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:25:28 +0000 http://vishkhanna.com/?p=287#comment-733 [...] blogs, Sufjan displays a kind of cultural technophobia. Viz this line from a recent interview by Vish Khanna (via [...] [...] blogs, Sufjan displays a kind of cultural technophobia. Viz this line from a recent interview by Vish Khanna (via [...]

]]> By: Brittany http://vishkhanna.com/2009/10/12/sufjan-stevens-interview-an-excerpt/comment-page-1/#comment-686 Brittany Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:48:45 +0000 http://vishkhanna.com/?p=287#comment-686 come back to michigan. we'll take good care of you. come back to michigan. we’ll take good care of you.

]]> By: Sufjan Stevens at a Creative Crossroads « PLURALS / http://vishkhanna.com/2009/10/12/sufjan-stevens-interview-an-excerpt/comment-page-1/#comment-561 Sufjan Stevens at a Creative Crossroads « PLURALS / Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:48:16 +0000 http://vishkhanna.com/?p=287#comment-561 [...] + « Garry Winogrand [...] [...] + « Garry Winogrand [...]

]]> By: Tiernae http://vishkhanna.com/2009/10/12/sufjan-stevens-interview-an-excerpt/comment-page-1/#comment-170 Tiernae Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:01:27 +0000 http://vishkhanna.com/?p=287#comment-170 I would just like Sufjan to know that he is one of the most phenomenal persons. I just want to be his friend and talk to him and play "immediate music" with him. So Sufjan, do whatever you feel you need to do. My heart would break if you stopped sharing your magnificent music with us. But I think that you have every right to do whatever you like. You are a genius, you deserve it. I would just like Sufjan to know that he is one of the most phenomenal persons. I just want to be his friend and talk to him and play “immediate music” with him. So Sufjan, do whatever you feel you need to do. My heart would break if you stopped sharing your magnificent music with us. But I think that you have every right to do whatever you like. You are a genius, you deserve it.

]]> By: Sufjan Stevens’ Dark Night of the Soul « The Matchbox: Art & Faith Journal http://vishkhanna.com/2009/10/12/sufjan-stevens-interview-an-excerpt/comment-page-1/#comment-156 Sufjan Stevens’ Dark Night of the Soul « The Matchbox: Art & Faith Journal Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:05:01 +0000 http://vishkhanna.com/?p=287#comment-156 [...] and was terrified/intrigued enough to read a follow up interview of CBC Radio 3 host/producer Vish Khanna with Sufjan which referenced the source interview from whence this whole noise originated, which was an [...] [...] and was terrified/intrigued enough to read a follow up interview of CBC Radio 3 host/producer Vish Khanna with Sufjan which referenced the source interview from whence this whole noise originated, which was an [...]

]]> By: Sufjan Stevens — Loosing Faith… « Great Eaters http://vishkhanna.com/2009/10/12/sufjan-stevens-interview-an-excerpt/comment-page-1/#comment-145 Sufjan Stevens — Loosing Faith… « Great Eaters Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:41:46 +0000 http://vishkhanna.com/?p=287#comment-145 [...] Jesus. But a recent interview with Sufjan has shown us that Sufjan’s life is not so simple. The interview seems to show that Sufjan has lost faith in music, or at least, publicized and distributed music. [...] [...] Jesus. But a recent interview with Sufjan has shown us that Sufjan’s life is not so simple. The interview seems to show that Sufjan has lost faith in music, or at least, publicized and distributed music. [...]

]]> By: BQE In Review: Sufjan’s Triumph | The Animal Show http://vishkhanna.com/2009/10/12/sufjan-stevens-interview-an-excerpt/comment-page-1/#comment-120 BQE In Review: Sufjan’s Triumph | The Animal Show Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:17:22 +0000 http://vishkhanna.com/?p=287#comment-120 [...] Sufjan Stevens gave an interview in which he [...] [...] Sufjan Stevens gave an interview in which he [...]

]]> By: Pants http://vishkhanna.com/2009/10/12/sufjan-stevens-interview-an-excerpt/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Pants Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:17:38 +0000 http://vishkhanna.com/?p=287#comment-106 A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. -Chinese Proverb Reduce it to the simplistic bare bones and the meaningless is saturatingly meaningful. I feel it. A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.

-Chinese Proverb

Reduce it to the simplistic bare bones and the meaningless is saturatingly meaningful.

I feel it.

]]> By: Microcinema International http://vishkhanna.com/2009/10/12/sufjan-stevens-interview-an-excerpt/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Microcinema International Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:00:54 +0000 http://vishkhanna.com/?p=287#comment-105 Hi. Thanks for posting this interview excerpt. I posted a link to this on my company’s Microcinema Facebook Page, so more fans can read about his Sufjan's current thoughts. I hope that is okay. Just in case you didn’t know, Sufjan Stevens’ “The BQE” is an Asthmatic Kitty release now available through Microcinema DVD. To order this DVD and/or other titles distributed by Microcinema, go to: http://www.microcinemadvd.com Please check out and join Microcinema on other social networking sites: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/microcinema Twitter: http://twitter.com/microcinema Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/microcinemainternational Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/microcinema Hi. Thanks for posting this interview excerpt. I posted a link to this on my company’s Microcinema Facebook Page, so more fans can read about his Sufjan’s current thoughts. I hope that is okay. Just in case you didn’t know, Sufjan Stevens’ “The BQE” is an Asthmatic Kitty release now available through Microcinema DVD. To order this DVD and/or other titles distributed by Microcinema, go to: http://www.microcinemadvd.com

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