I found this book in a bookshop in Ljubljana. The subtitle was intriguing enough: How I Fell in Love with Classical Music (and Decided to Rewrite its Entire History). It has been on my e-reader for a while, and there are a few poignant quotes.

(however, Morley could really have used shorter sentences. Does he know about the full stop? Sometimes, he rambles and rambles for sentences that become very, very long.)

2024-03-20: This book, by its overarching nature, would really benefit from further work in kobogarden: to include chapter information on each individual quote. I am now probably at 20% of the book and there are some clear thematic distinctions and essays: as an example, there's the article on Jake Bugg vs. Harry Styles, which was but an excuse to diverge into a musing on the definition of commercial pop music, and its contrast to the previous, non-spectacular classical endeavours; and his style really flows well, rich in ideas and wit making for a really satisfying read.

references I picked up from A Sound Mind
the motivation behind Sound Mind ties to the change in our relationship to music
before streaming only a small proportion of all the music ever made was available
apropos of John Cage, Iggy and the Stooges vs. Morton Feldman
still on the topic of Cage — thoughts on the importance of art
more hints of anti-capitalism, standardisation of the human experience, etc.
the need for music in the modern age
however, in contrast to the grandioseness evoked in the need for music...
the big technological lump of music as data
ten Frank Zappa songs as chosen by Paul Morley
writing as an exercise in finding out what our thoughts are
a brilliant sentence to summarize the relationship between the song and the artist, in the context of commercial pop music
Brian Eno on how Frank Zappa (did not) influence him
a description of (commercial) contemporary pop in comparison to older works of music
eight steps beyond – gateways into classical music
a very utilitarian argument to immerse in classical music instead of rock or pop
the end of pop music as a cohesive, linear event
another wording for the motivation behind the dive into classical music