Maggie Rogers’s Journey from Viral Fame to Religious Studies
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Maggie Rogers’s Journey from Viral Fame to Religious Studies
I was entering adulthood and trying to live my childhood dream, but now, to be “authentic,” I had to be the product I had long been posting online, as opposed to the person I was growing up to be.
New York Times • Opinion | YouTube Gave Me Everything. Then I Grew Up.
The spiritual world provides a sense of wonder and a degree of open-mindedness not always found within the confines of science.
Rick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being
I’m an atheist , but I believe in religion. I’ve always been aware of the downsides, but when I got interested in gospel music I started to see what it could do for people, that it could create a place where you could surrender and become part of something bigger. I think we all want to achieve that, and we all do it in different ways. Sex, drugs, ... See more
James McMahon • Brian Eno: ‘Sex, drugs, art… they’re all ways of surrendering’
I finally felt in my body how music worked. A chorus of nonbelievers, channeling God. A harmonic coming together capable of overtaking lyrics about drift and catastrophe, a song as proof that people can work together.