村上春樹

#村上春樹 熟嗎? #尋羊冒險記 #海邊的卡夫卡

我讀過但沒那麼熟, 需重讀

這文章有點長, 要讀文本對照曲目, 有些哲理. 創作道理是相通的

“Whether in music or in fiction, the most #basic thing is #rhythm. Your style needs to have good, natural, steady rhythm, or people won’t keep reading your work. I learned the importance of rhythm from music — and mainly from jazz. Next comes #melody — which, in literature, means the appropriate arrangement of the words to match the rhythm.

If the way "the words fit the rhythm is smooth and beautiful", you can’t ask for anything more. Next is #harmony — the internal mental sounds that support the words. Then comes the part I like best: free #improvisation. Through some special channel, the story comes welling out freely from inside. All I have to do is get into the flow.”

#quote

“… a certain type of #perfection (完美) can only be realized through a limitless accumulation of the #imperfect (不完美)”

#Silence, many argue, is just as integral to the quality of music as the “music” itself. It is the #space that breathes life and brings drama to the work. (寂靜,就有點像中國水墨留白之意)

#Silence became something we no longer understood; a luxury we couldn’t afford — and something that became increasingly uncomfortable.

It’s the stage at which we become aware that we need to #improve and need to make the choice to do what it takes to learn. It’s a high summit, and at that point, we are collectively standing at the bottom looking up.

The best part is… every artist, #musician, athlete, intellectual and craftsperson has been there, and as individuals like Haruki Murakami show us every day, it’s never too late to start your #ascent (自我提升).