song 097 : Kerouac (Nonpoetic Rain: Live on KXLU)
Kerouac’s live recordings of him reading his own work became perhaps the most important influence on my work by the time the DNA and Suburban Legend CDs were recorded. Since then and even now Jack’s voice is my favorite thing to listen to before I write songs, and before I record.
In the song “GKM” from the DNA and Public Domain CDs I whispered about Jack talking to me from behind the moon. In this song of thanks to a teacher I never met, I used a haiku like minimalism similar to Jack’s “pomes” to conjure poignancy from a few facts and reflections about his life and about his influence on my art.
The dock that Kerouac was standing on giving me advice was not on any earthly ocean. Improvising lyrics is for me like dreaming. I like thinking that I got a visit from him as I stood at the edge of the unknown that is total improvisation, holding a handshake out to his ghost.
Listen to the song: Click Here
In the song “GKM” from the DNA and Public Domain CDs I whispered about Jack talking to me from behind the moon. In this song of thanks to a teacher I never met, I used a haiku like minimalism similar to Jack’s “pomes” to conjure poignancy from a few facts and reflections about his life and about his influence on my art.
The dock that Kerouac was standing on giving me advice was not on any earthly ocean. Improvising lyrics is for me like dreaming. I like thinking that I got a visit from him as I stood at the edge of the unknown that is total improvisation, holding a handshake out to his ghost.
Listen to the song: Click Here
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