"It's nice to be able to backtrack and not be embarrassed by the music you used to listen to"
- Will Oldham
About this Quote
In this quote, Will Oldham is expressing the sentiment that it is a relief to be able to review one's past musical choices without feeling embarrassed. This could be analyzed as a reflection on how our tastes and interests change over time, and how we might feel uncomfortable about things we utilized to delight in. Oldham's use of the word "backtrack" suggests a sense of revisiting or reflecting on the past, and the expression "not be humiliated" implies a sense of freedom from judgment or pity. In general, this quote highlights the idea that it is very important to accept our previous selves and not be ashamed of our progressing tastes and experiences.
This quote is written / told by Will Oldham somewhere between December 24, 1970 and today. He/she was a famous Musician from USA.
The author also have 2 other quotes.
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away"
"Jazz vision is the fusion of music and art a real paradox of same-yet different. Here we play in exchanges, like the hardness of the key of c# major and from the softness of Db major - capturing, reflecting and improvising"
"We worked very hard to make the lyrics suit the music. I can't, like Elton John, for example, compose by lyrics. Elton has a great talent for that. Whatever you give him, including your questions, he composes in half an hour and makes a great song out of it"
