Stadium Rock Quotes by Adrian Mitchell

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• I don't like writing essays or theory.
• I want to speak, to sing to total strangers. It's my way of talking to the world.
• I use the language I use to my friends. They wouldn't believe me if I used some high-flown literary language. I want…
• Stadium rock and commercial rock are the opposite of what poetry needs. An audience of around 200 is ideal for poetry.
• I use rock and jazz and blues rhythms because I love that music. I hope my poetry has a relationship with good-time…
• There have always been poets who performed. Blake sang his Songs of Innocence and Experience to parties of friends.
• Written poetry is different. Best thing is to see it in performance first, then read it. Performance is more provocative.
• The maiden Olympics had more to protest about than mere war, though. Central to its ethos was a rejection of two establishments…
• Most people ignore most poetry because most poetry ignores most people.

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