The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
by Carson McCullers (also rec’d by Gloria Steinem )
Buy on AmazonI ripped this off royally for the song ‘Big Julie’ from my first solo album. The description of Mick Kelly hearing Beethoven’s 3rd symphony for the first time, whilst hiding beneath a neighbour’s window & eavesdropping on their radio, is still the only piece of writing I’ve found that comes close to describing the effect that a great piece of music has on the human organism. The rest of the book isn’t bad either…
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"I ripped this off royally for the song ‘Big Julie’ from my first solo album. The description of Mick Kelly hearing Beethoven’s 3rd symphony for the first time, whilst hiding beneath a neighbour’s window & eavesdropping on their radio, is still the only piece of writing I’ve found that comes close to describing the effect that a great piece of music has on the human organism. The rest of the book isn’t bad either…"
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