It's Going To Be A Bright New Day: Would You Rather, with Bonnie Prince Billy - Max Porter (RT#35) 1912722429, 9781912722426
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It’s Going To Be A Bright New Day: Would You Rather, With Bonnie Prince Billy Max Porter
Contents Title Page Introduction It’s Going To Be A Bright New Day: Would You Rather, With Bonnie Prince Billy Copyright
Introduction: One of my favourite books is Would You Rather, by John Burningham. Sometimes when I am reading this book with my youngest son, he will say, “Argh, do I have to choose?” And I say, “Yes, that is the point. You have to choose.” And he will look genuinely pained and say, “Oh fine, I’ll eat the spiders.” And this brings me great joy. I decided not to pursue a journalistic line of questioning with Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy. Artists of all kinds have to answer questions about their work and life a lot and it gets tiring. I hoped this would be less tiring. One of the problems with the format is that it does not facilitate dialogue beyond the call and reply. I cannot apologise, or rephrase the question once it has been asked. It’s more like fencing than dancing. This sometimes felt quite exhilarating, other times quite frustrating. But I think the balance between exhilaration and frustration here was about true to life. And I learned a lot about a person, this musical genius, whose work has given me such joy over the years. I think human beings should play more, as a way to understand and hear one another. So this short pamphlet is a gentle game between us, which we hope you enjoy. Max Porter.
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First published in 2020 by Rough Trade Books Design by Craig Oldham All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, copied or transmitted in any form or by any means – electronically, photocopy, recording or otherwise without the permission of the copyright owners. © Max Porter, 2020. The right of Max Porter to be identified as author of this work has been asserted in accordance with Sections 77 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Print ISBN 9781912722426 eISBN 9781912722815