As is true for so many of the greats, songwriting is, for Parton, a kind of spiritual practice (Thats my time with God, she has said), an entrance into a flow state where time and possibility expand infinitely
It carries a confident elegance, blending smoky oud with the gentle bloom of orange blossom for a mood that is both alluring and intimate
Surviving is a good starting point, he said
Gonzalez definitely can create music that is heart-wrenching and intimately involving, even if it is all performed in the same way, but perhaps the emotions involved in serious, years-long relationships are just too complex to be easily expressed in his chosen idiom, for now at least
Charless paintings did not merely enter the culture