{"id":29382,"date":"2011-11-17T18:02:11","date_gmt":"2011-11-17T18:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/site\/2017\/2\/1985\/notable_and_quotable_17_nov_2011\/"},"modified":"2011-11-17T18:02:11","modified_gmt":"2011-11-17T18:02:11","slug":"notable_and_quotable_17_nov_2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=29382","title":{"rendered":"Notable and Quotable"},"content":{"rendered":"

When asked your religion, you write “devout musician.” Does that mean you pray to Angus Young?<\/b><\/p>\n

It’s not a frivolous answer. I’m essentially agnostic. I don’t have a problem with God. I have a problem with religion. I’ve chosen to live my life without the certainties of religious faith. I think they’re dangerous. Music is something that gives my life value and spiritual solace.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You’re 60 and agnostic. Do you think about death?<\/b><\/p>\n

Of course I do. Am I afraid of it? No, I’m intrigued by it. I’m not ready for it yet. But in many ways, acknowledging that sense of mortality enriches the life you have left. My dad and I had the same hands. I hadn’t really noticed that until he was on his deathbed, and I mentioned it. And he said, “You used your hands better than I did.” My dad was a milkman. And I realized that was probably the first compliment he’d ever paid me, and that was kind of devastating. I suppose I included it in this book because I wanted to assess whether in the 25 years since he died I used my hands well.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

–The Musician Sting (Gordon Sumner) in the November 21, 2011,Time Magazine<\/a>, page 64<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When asked your religion, you write “devout musician.” Does that mean you pray to Angus Young? It’s not a frivolous answer. I’m essentially agnostic. I don’t have a problem with God. I have a problem with religion. I’ve chosen to…<\/span><\/p>\n

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