Laurie Anderson
Laurie Anderson
Laura Phillips "Laurie" Anderson is an American avant-garde artist, musician and filmmaker whose work encompasses performance art, pop music, and multimedia projects. Initially trained in violin and sculpting, Anderson pursued a variety of performance art projects in New York City during the 1970s, focusing particularly on language, technology, and visual imagery. She achieved unexpected commercia
"Let X equal X You know, it could be you Its a sky-blue sky The satellites are out tonight Let X equal X...You know, I could write a book And this book would be thick enough to stun an ox cause I can see the future, and its a place... Thanks for all the presents... Thanks for introducing me to the Chief"
"Paradise Is exactly like Where you are right now Only much much Better."
"Good evening. This is your Captain We are about to attempt a crash landing... Place your tray tables in their upright, locked position Your Captain says: Put your head on your knees Your Captain says: Put your head in your hands... We are going down We are all going down, together... Standby."
"She said, it looks Dont you think it looks a lot like rain? He said, isnt it? Isnt it just, isnt it just like a woman? She said, its hard Its just hard, its just kind of hard to say"
"And you know the reason I really love the stars is that we cannot hurt them. We cant burn them or melt them or make them overflow. We cant flood them or blow them up or turn them out. But we are reaching for them. We are reaching for them."
"And he said: Now, Im the Soul Doctor, and you know, language is a virus from outer space, and hearing your name is better than seeing your face."
