Debbie Millman
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Podcast Appearances
Your son seems also to have inherited both you and your father's artistic ability. And I understand he also writes poetry. He and his mother left China before you did. And at the time he gave you a poem that he wanted you to wait to read until he turned eight years old. And he was five years old when he wrote it. So he wanted you to wait three years
He said he was giving it to you ahead of time, but it was about his five-year-old self. From a conceptual standpoint, that's pretty advanced for a five-year-old. Yeah, he tried to confuse me. I'd like to read that poem. So this is a poem by Ai Lao, Bai Weiwei's son, five years old.
The wind blows westward, the water flows eastward. I stand here remembering this lovely scene three years ago when I was still a little kid. I was already smart. Goodbye nation. I like the last sentence, goodbye nation.
Jokaisen vanhemman suomalaisen pohjaltaan nimeltÀ I Love This Land, minulla tuli todella mielenkiintoinen simetri pohjaltaan. HÀn on myös luonut toisen konseptiaalisen lopun nimeltÀ Frozen Hammer. Kerro meille siitÀ. Minusta hÀn on melko yllÀttynyt, etten voi olla hÀnen kanssaan.
I'm going to close tonight's interview with a quote. You've said that self-expression is central to human existence. Without the sound of human voices, without warmth and color in our lives, without attentive glances, earth is just an insensate rock suspended in space.
Ai Weiwei, haluaisin kiittÀÀ teidÀt teidÀn maailmallamme paremmin, vahvemmin ja ymmÀrrettÀvÀmmin. Ja kaikille tÀÀllÀ, haluan kiittÀÀ teidÀt yhdessÀ tÀnÀÀn Brooklyn Academy of Musicin kanssa. Kiitos.
Hello, Cara.
The secret's out.
Kara, I think that you might enjoy this first question.
Sure, I might.
You might, given the conversation we were having backstage about cars.
Is it true you have a special affinity for the Ford Fiesta?
When your dad was 34 years old, he died from complications of a brain aneurysm.
He was fresh out of the Navy.
He had three kids.
He and your mom had purchased their first house.
He had landed a job as the head of anesthesia at Brooklyn Jewish Hospital.