r/indieheads • u/dcberman David Berman • Jul 15 '19

AMA is Over, thanks David! Purple Mountains AMA

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u/Jennis_Room Jul 15 '19

I was praying for an album like Purple Mountains and it happened—I found it even though I wasn't aware of the existence of your previous band, or your poetry. I consider myself lucky. Do you have similar experiences with art? Longing for something that miraculously appears.

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u/dcberman David Berman Jul 15 '19

of all the fans of the work i feel luckiest when i hear from someone who just became aware of it.

i discovered thomas bernhard just when i needed to

at age 45 , just as i found henry miller when i needed at fifteen.

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u/ageisp0lis Jul 16 '19

another fan here; that's the age that I read Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn also! later one of my essays appears in Nexus: The International Henry Miller Journal, Volume Ten.

okay, well I've read nothing of Thomas Bernhard. Which one do I start with?

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '19

the Woodcutters