Re: floreat...

J J R (jrovira@juno.com)
Fri, 24 Jul 1998 17:10:55 -0400 (EDT) 

I don't.  Scotte was talking about Poets, Novelists AND musicians, and
the reply was all about musicians.  Dylan is an example of Scottie's
statement, still developing, having just won a Grammy.  And deservedly, I
finally bought the CD.

Joyce is an example too.  He wrote poetry when younger and developed his
prose as he went.  Wordsworth is an example, having declined as a poet in
his old age (by most accounts).  Coleridge died young.  Blake is probably
a good example of an exception, but we're always gonna have those, eh? :)

I mean, the novel _Inside Mr. Enderby_ is a GOOD example of the process
in process :)

Jim

On Thu, 23 Jul 1998 09:05:45 -0400 Robert Morris <winboog@gis.net>
writes:
>> From: Scottie Bowman <bowman@mail.indigo.ie>
>
>> 
>> 	It can only ever be a very subjective judgement but it does 
>seem 
>> 	to me that different kinds of artist have different optimal 
>periods. 
>> 	Poets tend to fade early, novelists come to a peak around 
>> 	their fifties whilst many painters & musicians seem to go on 
>
>> 	developing forever.   
>> 
>> 	Examples ?
>> 
>> 	Scottie B.
>> 
>
>   Hank Williams was twenty nine when he died. John Coltrane didn't 
>have
>his own group until he was almost thirty five. Bob Dylan retired to
>Woodstock at twenty five. None of the Beatles had reached their 
>thirtieth
>birthday when they disbanded. Muddy Waters wasn't discovered by Alan 
>Lomax
>until he was almost forty six years old. Gram Parsons was dead at 
>twenty
>six. Woody Guthrie was finished as a performer at barely thirty years 
>old. 
>   I think what I'm trying to say is that I can find examples to 
>support
>both sides of the age thing. My mood determines which ones I employ.
>                   Robert Morris
>                   winboog@gis.net
>
>now playing-Emmylou Harris, Wrecking Ball
>

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