Stage Wisdom

David Colosi digs through his live music collection and edits gems of wisdom musicians shared mid-performance with their audiences. “Bright moments is like making love to a moonbeam,” “No one going on a business trip would be missed if they never arrived,” and “If you got it today, don’t wear it tomorrow.” 

Gil Scott Heron having enough of police violence, Bruce Springsteen advising teens about blind faith, Janis Joplin getting it while she can, Anohni hoping for matriarchal systems of governance and Tom Waits on vultures and shrimp; these and other nuggets from Arrested Development,Guru, Negativland, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, David Bowie, Sonny Rollins, Peter Gabriel, Madonna, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Jeff Buckley, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Lou Reed, John Lennon, Concrete Blonde, John Cale, Cheap Trick, Sam Cooke, Alicia Keys, Jim Morrison, Paquito D’Rivera, John Giorno, Jimi Hendrix, Iggy Pop, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Neil Diamond, Leadbelly and Ian Hunter.

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