Focusing on the lives and work of several prominent singers and songwriters from a wide range of musical genres, Inside the Music explores the influence spirituality has had on their lives and work. Includes profiles of Jeff Buckley, Billy Bragg, Leonard Cohen, Dead Can Dance, Perry Farrell, Michael Franti, Allen Ginsberg, Philip Glass, Al Green, Robyn Hitchcock, Ziggy Marley, Moby, Meredith Monk, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Iggy Pop, Joan Osborne, PM Dawn, Vernon Reid, and the Reverend Run of Run DMC.
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Ehrlich, formerly music editor at Interview magazine and currently music editor for MTV, attempts to discover the spiritual underpinnings of the creative musical process. He selected 20 musicians whose diverse styles include rock (Mick Jagger, Joan Osborne, Perry Ferrell, and Moby), reggae (Ziggy Marley), rap (PM Dawn, Run, and Michael Franti), classical (Philip Glass), South Asian (Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan), and even the undefinable music of poet Allen Ginsberg. At times, the author directly connects various forms of Eastern and Western spirituality with the artists' music. Other times, he simply hints at the implicit effects of inner discovery. Though not always revealing much about his subjects, Ehrlich at his best prompts musicians such as Iggy Pop and Leonard Cohen to explain the emotional and spiritual motivations for a lifetime of creative progress. A fascinating if uneven look at the artistic process, this will be enjoyed by general readers.?David P. Szatmary, Univ. of Washington, Seattle
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
About the Author
Dmitri Ehrlich is a musician and music journalist who has written about music for the New York Times , New York magazine, Entertainment Weekly , Mademoiselle, Rolling Stone, Interview, Spin, and Vibe. He was a music editor of Interview magazine for five years and is now music editor at MTV.
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Really interesting stuff! Not new age, but full of insight.,
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This review is from: Inside the Music: Conversations with Contemporary Musicians about Spirituality, Creativity and Consciousness (Paperback)
This book is full of interviews with musicians and the author got them all to talk about thieir inner expereince as creative people. The cool thing is, it's not too soppy or mushy. There's a sense of humor and a sharpness to the writing that makes it really readbale. I really recommend it to anyone inter4ested in music, spirituality, and the place where those two areas mix.Nancy Jimenez
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