Some people are too obsessed with labels and appearances that they end up finding nothing. from Moshe Safdie’s TED talk(I’d link to the talk but I’m a little too tired to be nothing but lazy!!!!):
He who seeks truth shall find beauty.
He who seeks beauty shall find vanity.
He who seeks order shall find gratification.
He who seeks gratification shall be disappointed.
He who considers himself the servant of his fellow beings shall find the joy of self expression.
He who seeks self expression shall fall into the pit of arrogance.
Arrogance is incompatible with nature.
Through nature, the nature of the universe, and the nature of man, we shall seek truth.
If we seek truth, we shall find beauty.
Read the whole thing here, and the article that prompted the post from paste mag here.
No, “indie” isn’t dead. Indie has just become a genre. And I’d like us to make a distinction between the “indie” of Belle and Sebastian or Vampire Weekend and the “indie rock” of Pavement or Superchunk, thank you very much.
As a side note, the “badge of honor” of being “true punk” or “true indie” is silly. It’s a distraction from the real, meaningful questions: Is the music good? Is the music truthful? (From the heart, inspired by experience, informed by a viewpoint; authenticty.) Do people like it? Does it improve their lives? Does it inspire them to be greater?
Whether the music comes from a bedroom or a boardroom does not singularly determine the answers to those questions.
No, indie isn’t dead. But what’s next?
via Classical Geek Theatre: Is Indie dead?.