Quotes by Laurie Anderson

Laurie Anderson

. . . I wrote a letter to Thomas Pynchon asking, Can I have your permission to try to make an [adaptation] of your book? And I had no idea that he would answer me, because he’s pretty elusive. But he did send a letter back that said, Yes, you can do that – as long as the only instrument in the opera is a banjo. I thought, That’s an interesting way of saying No.

Book

Ideas

Yes You Can

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A lot of artists who have a certain style are expected to more or less keep doing their style. It’s so easy to get into that rut of production.

Artist

Reality

Style

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A lot of the work in United States is highly critical of technology. I’m using 15,000 watts of power and 18 different pieces of electronic equipment to say that.

Different

Technology

United States

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A lot of words in English confuse the idea of life and electricity, like the word livewire.

Electricity

Ideas

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All of nature talks to me – if I could just figure out what it’s saying – trees are swinging in the breeze. They’re talking to me. Insects are rubbing their legs together. They’re all talking. They’re talking to me.

Talking

Together

Tree

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And there was a beutiful view But nobody could see Cause everybody on the island Was saying Look at me! Look at me.

Islands

Looks

Views

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Art can be engaged in the world without being specifically politically engaged.

Art

Engaged

World

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Art is about paying attention.

Art

Attention

Pay Attention

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As a New Yorker, I’m someone who lives on an island and looks across to America.

America

Islands

Looks

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As an artist I’d choose the thing that’s beautiful more than the one that’s true.

Artist

Artistic

Beautiful

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