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Jim Carroll
Jim Carroll
American Author
Born: Aug 1, 1949
Died: Sep 11, 2009
Always Great Me Poet You Young
Related authors: F. Scott Fitzgerald Frederick Douglass Helen Keller Henry David Thoreau Joyce Meyer Mark Twain Og Mandino Zig Ziglar
I love kids that come to shows, little kids coming up to you with braces; like, some kid came up to me in a parking lot outside a show in Santa Cruz - he was about 14 or 15 - and he said, 'Y'know, I love 'The Basketball Diaries,' but I hope your next book of poetry isn't gonna be as academic as 'Living at the Movies' was.' Jim Carroll
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Poetry can unleash a terrible fear. I suppose it is the fear of possibilities, too many possibilities, each with its own endless set of variations... With basketball, you can correct your own mistakes, immediately and beautifully, in midair. Jim Carroll
You Fear Mistakes Own Too Unleash Correct Immediately Possibilities Variations Poetry Suppose Terrible Beautifully Endless Your Many Each Set Basketball
I do believe that a poet would possess a stronger intuitive sense of phrasing with a rock song. There is a way to tap into the emotions of an audience simply by the cross of a certain phrase, even a single word, against a certain chord. Jim Carroll
Song Emotions Word Stronger Poet Single Sense Believe Way Possess Would Phrase Intuitive Cross Simply Audience Rock Single Word Tap Against Certain Chord Even
Artists have nothing to do with the deranged, vaguely connected actions of a few celebrated nutcases. Jim Carroll
Few Nothing Celebrated Artists Deranged Connected Actions Vaguely
I once said a poet has the right to sing as loudly and vocally as he wants to. Most poets should face a rock n' roll audience for one night to keep them honest. Jim Carroll
Face Poet Once One-Night Poets He Most Sing Audience Rock Said Rock-N-Roll Loudly Roll Wants Them Should Keep Right Night Honest
I can't sing that well, but when punk-rock came along, it changed all that. Jim Carroll
Changed Along Sing Well Came
Rock and roll kind of screwed up my voice poetically. I found myself having this 'Beat' voice in my poems. It was like this self-fulfilled prophecy because everybody was calling me this rock poet, this Beat poet. Jim Carroll
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I need a consistency of my moods if there is to be any consistency in my style. I can't attempt to write always in the hollow flux of desperation and incipient terror. Jim Carroll
Desperation Consistency Style Flux Moods Write Attempt Terror Always Any Hollow Need

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