From an interview in the Village Voice with musician Robyn Hitchcock:I was also struck by his closing thoughts:Tell me the name of a book you've read at least twice.
I've read The Gormenghast Trilogy. Have you read those? Mervyn Peake's The Gormenghast Trilogy. I recommend that to anyone who likes my stuff.
You know, every artist wants to shake hands with the future. It's not just a question of the old ego in the present. It's a desperate attempt by your ego to feel that it will escape time.Hitchcock, of course, contributed two poems to Fast Forward 1.
A long time fan of his music, I highly recommend all his recent work on Yep Roc Records, particularly Spooked and the new retrospective Luminous Groove.
Lou,
ReplyDeleteI love Robyn Hitchcock's music, love his 'Spooked' cd (and Gillian Welch & David Rawlings are da bomb), and love that you included 2 of his poems in 'Fast Forward I."
Robert
Hitchcock has said in interviews that he wanted to be a time traveler as a kid, until he discovered Bob Dylan. I think that Dylan meets Doctor Who is a very apt description. And it seems appropriate to include someone whose first band took their name from a William Burroughs novel in an SF anthology. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHmmmm...sideways thought here. Maybe it's time for a William Burroughs-themed SF anthology??
ReplyDeleteOr hey -- if Janis Ian can co-edit (with Mike Resnick) an SF anthology based on her songs, how about one based on Hitchcock's songs?
Robert
I tend to think Hitchcock's CDs are their own anthologies! I was pleased to have him in FF1, but that may be as far into SF as he wants to be dragged!
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