El talento quema. Es una capacidad efervescente que necesita salir y mostrarse. Por eso conviene reivindicarlo cuando los escaparates se llenan de ídolos de plástico. Brindarle un hueco analógico en nuestras ajetreadas cabezas digitales.
Todos hemos visto videos de criaturas que apenas alcanzan el metro de estatura emular a Yngwie Malmsteen sin despeinarse. Especialmente asiáticos. Puro talento, efectivamente. Pero llegar es otra cosa. Llegar supone también mezclar generosas dosis de trabajo y alguna de puro azar. Y la artista de quien hoy hablamos lo sabe bien.
«I’m not afraid to say pretty much anything I want» Interview with Kurt Vile
Kim Gordon has it clear. Even in his hometown is a very well renowned artist. August 28 was named Kurt Vile Day and the musician has been distinguished with the Liberty Bell Award, the highest honor in Philadelphia. But flattery aside, Kurt is a family man with his feet on the ground. Introverted rather than shy, the guy behind an endless mane has pretty clear ideas. His music is at the service of his imagination and his lyrics are more autobiographical than he want us to believe. On “B’lieve Me I’m Going Down” we find a restless and unique artist who’s probably in the best moment of his career. Sigue leyendo →
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