Saturday, July 31, 2021

loss of freedom

It's been a while, and now I'm logging in with a quote from . . . Billie Eilish? In today's Guardian:

“Since I was a kid,” she says, “my dad and I have always talked about a certain type of person who’s so insecure, or hyperaware and self-conscious, that they never move in a weird way, or make a weird face, because they always want to look good. I’ve noticed that, and it makes me so sad. If you’re always standing a certain way, walking in a certain way, and always have your hair just so… It’s such a loss to always try to always look good. It’s such a loss of joy and freedom in your body.”

Amen, Billie. If I heard one of your songs, I don't think I'd know it was you. But I hear you right now.