The Creator wants us to drum. He wants us to corrupt the world with drum, dance and chants. After all, we have already corrupted the world with power and greed....which hasn't gotten us anywhere - now's the time to corrupt the world with drum, dance and chants.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of creativity and joy through music and art as a means to counteract the negativity in the world.
Babatunde Olatunji encourages us to use art in the form of drumming, dancing, and chanting as a transformative force in a world often plagued by power struggles and greed. He suggests that while we have misused our influence, turning to the universal language of rhythm and movement can bring joy and positive change, allowing us to connect on a deeper level with ourselves and others.
In practice
This quote can be used at a cultural festival to encourage participation in drumming and dancing activities.
The spirit of the drum is something that you feel but cannot put your hands on,_x000D_ It does something to you from the inside out . . ._x000D_ It hits people in so many different ways._x000D_ But the feeling is one that is satisfying and joyful._x000D_ It is a feeling that makes you say to yourself, '_x000D_ I'm glad to be alive today! I'm glad to be part of this world!
Get yourself in that intense state of being next to madness. Keep yourself in, not necessarily a frenzied state, but in a state of great intensity. The kind of state you would be in before going to bed with your partner. That heightened state when you're in a carnal embrace: time stops and nothing else matters. You should always write with an erection. Even if you're a woman.
I long so much to make beautiful things. But beautiful things require effort and disappointment and perseverance.
I know that when I finish a drawing, my anxiety level decreases. The realistic drawings are a way of pinning down an idea. I don't want to loose it. With the abstract drawings, when I'm feeling loose, I can slip into the unconscious.
By writing I can live in ways that I could not survive.
That the best piece of art a person is capable of making is the one that only they could create.
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