“The revolution will be no re-run brothers,
The revolution will be live.”
Words, heart, politics, anger, clarity. Teacher. Leader of a revolution. And most importantly, soul.
He began as a poet. Then he put beats to his beats.
He sung about things that mattered… politics, race, addiction, war… but he spoke to inspire not to incite hatred. He often spoke with sadness, but also with optimism. He inspired a generation, or two, and he also inspired me.
With a voice so rich and smooth, so wise and full of wit, I’ve always found it easy to be in awe of Gil Scott-Heron. And his final note was a perfect one. ‘I’m New Here’ (2010) was recorded just a year before his death. It floats and it rolls, it looks back and draws strength from hardship, and is as relevant and beautiful as ever. At only 28 minutes, it doesn’t need to be a minute longer.
“Home is where I live / inside my white powder dreams,
Home was once an empty vacuum / that’s filled now with my silent screams,
Home is where the needle marks / try to heal my broken heart,
And it might not be such a bad idea if I never / if I never went home again.”– From ‘Home Is Where The Hatred Is’, Gil Scott-Heron
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Hi! 🙂 i found an episode of red dwarf X off You Tube.
I remember from when I was blogging as thenerdyscribe and I think you mentioned being a fan of red dwarf. I have posted it on thewillowtreeandme wordpress blog would you like the link?
Just in case my phone (which i am blogging on) dies here is the link.
http://thewillowtreeandme.wordpress.com/2013/07/18/an-episode-of-red-dwarf/
Ah thanks! Yep, I love Red Dwarf… I’ll have to go and watch it!