Deep....and totally on the money, IMO.
peace,
R. Scott
framboise@mindspring.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "stephanie" <nnine@yahoo.com>
To: "Elson Trinidad" <elson@westworld.com>; "dj t-bird" <djt_bird@yahoo.com>
Cc: <Leftalive1@aol.com>; "acid-jazz list" <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 10:56 AM
Subject: Re: Where have all the ugly musicians gone?
> you could come up with a pile of examples from any
> corner of this argument....
>
> 2 of my goddesses, bjork and ani di franco, are
> ridiculously talented and inspiring, and jaw-drop
> stunning as well, with an ever-morphing look that
> encapsulates what their minds and souls are all about.
> then again, their beauty is non-traditional.
>
> what pisses me off about the ugly/pretty thing, is how
> inflexible people's definitions of "beauty" can be. i
> was watching a gospel night at the apollo a few weeks
> ago and the power that came out of the women
> singing--slinky, satiny and sinewy to big, bold and
> brassy, was like a force of nature. (here we're also
> talking about the vibe the person radiates.) I get so
> much joy watching a BIG voice blast out of a BIG woman
> with a BIG smile and attitude. I don't see how more
> people don't think that's devastatingly beautiful.
> much more pleasing in my mind than any of the hundreds
> of boring little blond hollywood clones.
>
>
> --- Elson Trinidad <elson@westworld.com> wrote:
> > True, but then it also goes both ways. Ugly
> > musicians do get respect for their
> > talent and art...for example, Leonard Cohen or
> > Philip Glass. Whereas a pretty
> > face would probably never get their props even if
> > they had the talent...If
> > Britney Spears were the world's greatest singer and
> > songwriter (hypothetically
> > speaking, of course :)), no one would really care.
> >
> > --
> >
> > - 30 -
> >
> > :. elson trinidad, los angeles, california, usa
> > :. elson@westworld.com
> > :. www.westworld.com/~elson
> >
> > "funny how frustration breeds desire" - meja
> >
>
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