On Connection

This book didn’t make sense, but it was only about 100 pages. I read this after Lost in Thought, and it was just as pointless, but this was way shorter (it’s only 100 or so pages, and the dimensions are tiny – not a lot of words on each page).

It’s just kind of free-assocation, stream-of-conciousness thoughts about performing. The author is a UK-based rapper and a spoken word poet. (He’s a trans-man, and so you’ll find a lot of YouTube videos under the name “Kate Tempest.” I watched some of his post-transition stuff, and he has some absolute bangers out there. Also, one of his tracks is a duet with himself from when he identified as female, which is a pretty unique idea.)

Is there anything actionable here? No, I don’t think so. It seems to be some form of self-therapy.

The title sort of promises that if you connect with other people, that will help your creativity, which I get. Towards the end, the author talks about his experience performing and how it helps him to concentrate on real people and real life – it grounds him and calms him down.

And that’s about it. There’s just not a lot to go on here.

(Although, it did have a praise quote from Flea, the bassist from Red Hot Chilli Peppers, which I thought was fascinating. I don’t know why I’m so surprised that these two people know each other.)

I bought this at a little bookshop in Berlin, from a very small section of English language books.

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