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LE REGOLE DI ZORN

Le celebrazioni per i 60 anni di Zorn sono già iniziate con una serie di iniziative tra le quali una giornata al Walker Art Center interamente dedicata alla musica di John e, perfino, ad una intervista pubblica ad opera di Philip Bither.

Ho scritto "perfino" perchè è nota l'avversione del sassofonista alle interviste, per di più questa era alla presenza del pubblico e quindi il mio interesse era alle stelle.

Trascrivo il botta e risposta più significativo e rimando al link per l'integrale:

Zorn on turning 60: “You don’t have any more doubts. Everything is clear … The only thing wrong with being 60 is if you really want to be 20.”
On composing: “Music is people, not just sounds. I write forpeople … A composer’s job is to imagine music and give it to musicians who will be inspired by it … What is music? It’s f------ love.”
On drugs: “I have never touched drugs in my whole life. I have never had a cup of coffee, never had a cigarette. But I can always tell which member of the band is holding. I have a talent for that.”
On record collecting (in response to a question from the audience): “I’m not a record collector. I’m an avid music maniac. I have about 15 thousand LPs, 12 thousand CDs, DVDs, books, art … I live in a library. I didn’t have a kitchen for 15 years, but I didn’t have cockroaches, either."
On his work environment: “I’m surrounded by art and books and music. I work at the same children’s desk I’ve had since I was a child –it’s an original Stickley – in a rocking chair … Before I go in that room, I wash my hands.”
On distractions: “Three things are necessary: 1. keep focused, 2. use rituals of purity, 3. avoid distractions. I have no TV, radio, or magazines. I f------ work. That’s what I’m here for.”
On creativity: “Creativity is mystical, spiritual, ineffable. Something you can’t really define … You feel one with something very big … I believe you can call the angels, but you have to be in a certain state of purity.”
On critics: “They’re all a--holes! All the reviews are bad! Twenty years ago, I’d read a bad review and be destroyed. Now I laugh.”

http://www.bebopified.com/2013/04/a-day-with-john-zorn-walker-celebrates.html#!/2013/04/a-day-with-john-zorn-walker-celebrates.html