"We did an album one time called White Mansions, about the civil war, but it was written by a guy from England. His looking at it from over there and it not being a part of his history made it so he could be objective"
- Waylon Jennings
About this Quote
This quote by Waylon Jennings speaks to the power of viewpoint and objectivity. By looking at the Civil War from an outdoors perspective, the English songwriter was able to acquire a distinct insight into the conflict. This permitted him to produce an album, White Mansions, that was able to catch the subtleties of the war in a way that someone who belonged of it might not have had the ability to. This quote speaks with the value of being able to go back and look at a scenario objectively in order to gain a much better understanding of it. It likewise speaks to the power of art to catch the complexities of a circumstance and to supply an unique perspective on it.
This quote is written / told by Waylon Jennings between June 15, 1937 and February 13, 2002. He/she was a famous Musician from USA.
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