Here’s the best line I’ve read in a while. It’s from the interview in Sunday’s New York Times Magazine with Arlo Guthrie:
NYTM: Have you ever seen “American Idol”?
Arlo Guthrie: No, I have never watched it. But I’m thankful we’re living in a world where we can actually afford to waste your time. What a great thing that is.
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Arlo is a self-diagnosed Ron Paul republican.
But damnit Don, it's just not faiiiiiir, it's not faiiiiir at all.
Read that and say that line out loud while pinching your nostrils and you'll sound just like so damn many socialists in my area.
I also really like that he admits he's not playing a "free" concert for free. Too many musicians and other artists are ashamed to talk about making money and creating value.
His taste in shirts, though…