I had never heard of Frida Kahlo until I visited Mexico and discovered that my family’s house in San Angel was in the same square as Diego Rivera’s stI had never heard of Frida Kahlo until I visited Mexico and discovered that my family’s house in San Angel was in the same square as Diego Rivera’s studio, which is now a museum. After visiting Casa Azul, Frida’s house in Mexico City, I was totally enthralled by this woman, who in such a short life, filled with so much pain, still managed to have such an extraordinary life and an artist that left an unforgettable legacy through her imagery and writing after her death.
Frida Kahlo Painting Her Own Reality by Christina Burrus is one of those books you will love and keep forever, more so if you’re a lover of her art and her life. Beautifully put together, it has illustrations, photographs and some of her paintings and an easy to read story of her life. It’s not a full-depth biography, but it does give the reader a taste of her life and art. Her life was filled with a lot of pain, loneliness which is reflected in a lot if not most of her paintings. I loved reading the section of the correspondence between her and her friends.
The one photograph that touched my heart is on page 142 – very moving. This is a book to add to the collection of Frida Kahlo's fans.
Quotes by Frida Kahlo • I paint my own reality. The only thing I know is that I paint because I need to, and I paint whatever passes through my head without any other consideration. • I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best. • My painting carries with it the message of pain. • Painting completed my life. ...more
Keith Richards – the 20th century iconic figure in modern-day culture and music. [image][image] One of the founding and driving force behind the legendKeith Richards – the 20th century iconic figure in modern-day culture and music. [image][image] One of the founding and driving force behind the legendary Rolling Stones, the self-proclaimed “World’s Greatest Rock & Roll Band”, Keith Richards is known for his guitar riffs, songwriting (Satisfaction, Brown Sugar, Jumping Jack Flash and many more rock classic songs), heavy drug-use during the early years with the band, multiple arrests, a rock-star lifestyle, women, family and falling off coconut trees – he’s done it all, seen it all. [image][image]
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After a lifetime of excess he’s now living the family life with his wife, Patti Hansen and their children and of course still making music.[image][image]
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I was really excited when I heard that he was writing his autobiography. Keith Richards has been the one member I really liked. He was so honest about himself – no pretenses, no hype..This is me!!!
I was so so very lucky to have been the flight manager on the Rolling Stones Voodoo Lounge Tour charter flight from Chile to South Africa, where I met the band and their families. And it’s so true – Keith Richards is the most unassuming, modest, friendliest and funniest member of the group. He wasn't the usual stuck-up, leave me alone celebrity. He’s funny and still outrageous.
So this book is kind of special to me. An in-depth look into his early life, the history of the band, the decadence of the 60’s, the world of rock and roll and lots more!
A large number of great reviews have been written on this book so I decided to share some of the memorable quotes that I liked.
Some great excerpts
“I’m not here just to make records and money,” he says. “I’m here to say something and to touch other people, sometimes in a cry of desperation: ‘Do you know this feeling?’ ”
“It's great to be here. It's great to be anywhere.”
“You have the sun, you have the moon, you have the air that you breathe - and you have the Rolling Stones!”
“This is the rock 'n' roll life, and you had to invent it as you went along. There was no textbook to say how you operate this machinery.”
“If you say I'm great, thank you very much. But I know what I am. I could be better, man, you know?”
“To me, my biggest fear is getting a big head, and that is when I get the hammer. Because it's very easy in this game to believe you're something special.” [image][image] Some of these quotes on his thoughts about people and other things that left a smile on my face -
Mick Jagger: "That bitch Brenda." "I used to love Mick but I haven't been to his dressing room in 20 years. Sometimes I think: 'I miss my friend.' I wonder: 'Where did he go?'" "He has a tiny todger. I know he's got an enormous pair of balls but it doesn't quite fill the gap." John Lennon: "A silly sod, in many ways." Johnny Depp: "It took me two years before I worked out who he was... then one day he was at dinner and I'm like 'Whoa! Scissorhands!'" On Dying:"I don't want to see my old friend Lucifer just yet. He's the guy I'm gonna see, isn't it? I'm not going to the Other Place, let's face it." His mother's dying words: "You're out of tune."
He may be 70 this year and his hands may be swollen and gnarled and his face craggier than ever but he’s still going out there, giving his fans what they want and what he loves – great music and great concerts. [image][image] "The most famous and iconic ring in the world of Rock & Roll - Keith Richards silver skull ring
The Rolling Stones are now doing their 50th Anniversary Tour which kicked off today in America. 50 years and still going strong!!!! Magic!!!! [image][image] Read this book and discover how one rock icon did it his own way and is still here to tell us about it!
I read this quote somewhere and always thought how much it tells us a bit more about Keith Richards, the man. “We age not by holding on to youth, but by letting ourselves grow and embracing whatever youthful parts remain.” “In fact, I take the view that God, in his infinite wisdom, didn't bother to spring for two joints - heaven and hell. They're the same place, but heaven is when you get everything you want and you meet Mummy and Daddy and your best friends and you all have a hug and a kiss and play your harps. Hell is the same place - no fire and brimstone - but they all pass by and don't see you. There's nothing, no recognition. You're waving, "It's me, your father," but you're invisible. You're on a cloud, you've got your harp, but you can't play with nobody because they don't see you. That's hell.” [image][image] ...more
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