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Writer's pictureHeather Wade

Glenn Gould doesn't care what you think...

Well, firstly, because he's not alive anymore. He was obviously a genius, and a brilliant interpreter of Bach, but he was also a polarizing figure, and I'm not sure how I feel about some of the things I read about him - his thoughts on performing, and music, and certain composers, are sometimes kind of shocking, and I don't always agree with them. But I read this quote recently...



and it resonated a bit. What would making art look like if you just DIDN'T CARE what other people's perception of it is? I'm sure that the level of consideration by an artist for the opinion of their audience is on a spectrum, but I wonder what kind of output could be achieved if you could just take yourself off of that spectrum all together? Does that defeat the purpose of art, in that now there is no consideration for creating a connection to other people? Or is it just art in it's purest form, because it is unaffected by concern for the opinions of others? I DUNNO. It's today's Ayn Rand moment. The other thing I am not sure about is, what IS this smoky blob behind this quote? Perhaps it is Glenn Gould's spectral presence. Hi Glenn. I'm not sure if I love you or not. And that's okay.




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