That's what John Cassavetes said in a Columbo episode. He was definitely bi-polar, that can come with the territory.
Ultimately, Beethoven medicated himself with the only availabl... moreThat's what John Cassavetes said in a Columbo episode. He was definitely bi-polar, that can come with the territory.
Ultimately, Beethoven medicated himself with the only available drug besides opium - alcohol. He literally drank himself to death. And as deafness closed in around him, he withdrew from the world, into himself. He wrote his Eighth Symphony in 1812. Then his creative output dried up. In 1824, he would premier his Choral Symphony. It was as if a piece of this magnitude required a tortuous 12-year gestation. He would also compose his transcendent string quartets. But soon his liver would give out on him, and in early 1827 he died at the age of 56, leaving behind sketches of a tenth symphony the world would never hear.
The authors of Manic Depression and Creativity note a rough correlation between Beethoven's manic phases and his creative bursts. Apparently, winter depressions stopped him in his tracks while summers brought on periods of intense activity. As a friend noted: "He composes, or was unabl... less
"Then you'll understand why I long for the touch of your hand"
"If I could dance with my father again"
"Dust in the wind. All we are is dust in the wind"
"I hate to grow older all ... more"Then you'll understand why I long for the touch of your hand"
"If I could dance with my father again"
"Dust in the wind. All we are is dust in the wind"
"I hate to grow older all by myself"
"One day soon we all will be together if the fates allow"
In my bedGo rest your headUpon the bones of a bigger manHe can cover you with rockwoolAnd you can close up like a clam
-From "Rat within the Grain"
... moreIn my bedGo rest your headUpon the bones of a bigger manHe can cover you with rockwoolAnd you can close up like a clam
-From "Rat within the Grain"
The whole song is about the woman closing him out, so I get the closing up like a clam part, but what's the deal with the rockwool?
http://www.salon.com/2013/12/29/all_i_want_to_do_is_make_love_to_you_breaking_down_the_80s_silliest_song/
This is just about the dorkiest song review I've ever seen. As if it's not... morehttp://www.salon.com/2013/12/29/all_i_want_to_do_is_make_love_to_you_breaking_down_the_80s_silliest_song/
This is just about the dorkiest song review I've ever seen. As if it's not dorky enough to choose a 1990 song as the silliest song of the 80s, this guy even goes as far as to misquote the lyrics for no other reason than to express his pompous, bigoted opinion of the song and try to make out that it's more nonsensical than it really is. I mean, really. What possesses this guy to make such a fool of himself on the Internet? less
