My Favorite Philosopher-Musicians
by 
JulianR 
IN PROGRESS. motivation to complete this comes and goes
Here, I am using philosopher in the loosest sense of the term. I know almost nothing of formal philosophy, which is ok, because I don't claim to. Instead, I am talking about these artists' way of approaching life, as it appears to me. A more apt, but less eye catching title might be "Artists that make me rethink how I live, and how I live with respect to music."
I have tried to give a school of philosophy for each artist, more as a little game than as any meaningful label. They are derived from a combination of a limited amount of previous knowledge and some surface level wikipedia research. Anyway, I hope you like it, and maybe they will make you think too. Enjoy!
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Romanticism
Phil Elverum speaks the truth. He is one of the rare people that is able to say things that are sincere and direct from the heart. His philosophy centers around humans relations to nature and to each other, in a much deeper way than most people really think about. I don't know; its hard to put into words. Trying to describe how I feel about him always feels ingenuine, because he is the most genuine that there is. It feels trite. Phil is the opposite of all that. And yet he is the opposite of being an antithesis too. He is anti-absolutist in general. Maybe his philosophy, as I understand it, is better defined as a rejection of all the barriers and ideas and labels and power structures that we build between individuals and other individuals, or individuals and nature, and just creating human relations that actually mean something for once.
"But I'm small, I'm not a planet at all
I'm small, I'm small, we're all"
"Look at me
Death is real" [First added to this chart: 02/27/2018]
Phil Elverum speaks the truth. He is one of the rare people that is able to say things that are sincere and direct from the heart. His philosophy centers around humans relations to nature and to each other, in a much deeper way than most people really think about. I don't know; its hard to put into words. Trying to describe how I feel about him always feels ingenuine, because he is the most genuine that there is. It feels trite. Phil is the opposite of all that. And yet he is the opposite of being an antithesis too. He is anti-absolutist in general. Maybe his philosophy, as I understand it, is better defined as a rejection of all the barriers and ideas and labels and power structures that we build between individuals and other individuals, or individuals and nature, and just creating human relations that actually mean something for once.
"But I'm small, I'm not a planet at all
I'm small, I'm small, we're all"
"Look at me
Death is real" [First added to this chart: 02/27/2018]
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2001
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7,734
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Absurdism
What does life mean????
probably nothing
- Sleepy jack; the fire drill
everything in its riiiight place everything everyone around, here
in the bunker in limbo in its. right place
i think you're crazy
, maybe
Kid A is a performative piece of art. It means nothing without its relation to the listener. It is nearly nonsense, from an objective standpoint. And yet this non-story, this thing that barely even contains coherent ideas, seems to tell not just one story, but all stories. The number of theories that I have heard or though of about Kid A is too many to count, and yet every one of them makes sense. "The Absurd" is born from this contradiction between the need for humans to find meaning in the world, and the near certainty, from an objective standpoint, that the world is meaningless. And yet humans persevere. It means nothing at all, and yet this is such a special album to so many people. Yorke is not even a philosopher here, he is the prism though which we see the philosopher within ourselves.
I find it almost contradictory to describe meaninglessness in such a connotative way, yet it seems to be the only appropriate way to express these ideas. I'm ok if it sounds pretentious or what have you, I just hope it isn't trite [First added to this chart: 02/27/2018]
What does life mean????
probably nothing
- Sleepy jack; the fire drill
everything in its riiiight place everything everyone around, here
in the bunker in limbo in its. right place
i think you're crazy
, maybe
Kid A is a performative piece of art. It means nothing without its relation to the listener. It is nearly nonsense, from an objective standpoint. And yet this non-story, this thing that barely even contains coherent ideas, seems to tell not just one story, but all stories. The number of theories that I have heard or though of about Kid A is too many to count, and yet every one of them makes sense. "The Absurd" is born from this contradiction between the need for humans to find meaning in the world, and the near certainty, from an objective standpoint, that the world is meaningless. And yet humans persevere. It means nothing at all, and yet this is such a special album to so many people. Yorke is not even a philosopher here, he is the prism though which we see the philosopher within ourselves.
I find it almost contradictory to describe meaninglessness in such a connotative way, yet it seems to be the only appropriate way to express these ideas. I'm ok if it sounds pretentious or what have you, I just hope it isn't trite [First added to this chart: 02/27/2018]
Year of Release:
2000
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42,670
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Humanism
You realize that life goes fast, It's hard to make the good things last
You realize the sun doesn't go down, It's just an illusion caused by the world
Spinning round
Do you realize?
Do you realize, that
Everyone
You know
Someday
Will die?
It nearly sounds silly written down. And yet Wayne Coyne is able to express a sort of all encompassing love when he sings that many others can only glimpse from afar. Many singers sing about love for all. Too many, even. And yet very few do it and convey that they actually, truly, want it with all their heart. Maybe its the fact that Coyne is probably just a little crazy that allows him to see so clearly. He has such wonderful, gorgeous, utopian, scary, obtuse, grand, and caring ideas, and espouses them at every opportunity. [First added to this chart: 02/27/2018]
You realize that life goes fast, It's hard to make the good things last
You realize the sun doesn't go down, It's just an illusion caused by the world
Spinning round
Do you realize?
Do you realize, that
Everyone
You know
Someday
Will die?
It nearly sounds silly written down. And yet Wayne Coyne is able to express a sort of all encompassing love when he sings that many others can only glimpse from afar. Many singers sing about love for all. Too many, even. And yet very few do it and convey that they actually, truly, want it with all their heart. Maybe its the fact that Coyne is probably just a little crazy that allows him to see so clearly. He has such wonderful, gorgeous, utopian, scary, obtuse, grand, and caring ideas, and espouses them at every opportunity. [First added to this chart: 02/27/2018]
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2002
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10,956
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Materialism
Burial is included on the list as a sort of anti-philosopher. Though it is not my favorite work of his (Truant / Rough Sleeper would probably be it), I wanted to pick one of his pre-identity-reveal albums, one of his works where he was only Burial and not William Bevan too. He embodies the anti-musician, in that it is not about the artist at all, only the music, which he has made clear in his brief and infrequent interviews. In fact, there are literally just two photos that exist of him on the internet, even now, which is impressive. But before he was found out, it was true that the music was distinct from its source, aside from a ambiguously general association with London. [First added to this chart: 02/27/2018]
Burial is included on the list as a sort of anti-philosopher. Though it is not my favorite work of his (Truant / Rough Sleeper would probably be it), I wanted to pick one of his pre-identity-reveal albums, one of his works where he was only Burial and not William Bevan too. He embodies the anti-musician, in that it is not about the artist at all, only the music, which he has made clear in his brief and infrequent interviews. In fact, there are literally just two photos that exist of him on the internet, even now, which is impressive. But before he was found out, it was true that the music was distinct from its source, aside from a ambiguously general association with London. [First added to this chart: 02/27/2018]
Year of Release:
2007
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5,016
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Hedonism
Who's life matters, other than your own? It's not like you will ever live their life. You only live yours. And it's short, and unimportant, and boring almost all the time. But it's also Yours, and Yours alone. You can do with it what you want. For Kanye West, that means espousing your greatness to the world, engaging in MDMA-fueled affairs, and above all, having lots of sex. It doesn't mean that for everyone, but the hedonistic philosophy can apply to anyone's life. I personally think of myself as a reluctant hedonist, though my version is unrecognizable compared to West's. Hedonist because, though I know that 99% of the worlds population is worse off than me, and would kill for the wealth that I have (which is not immense at all by American standards; I am very middle class), I go about spending my money on things for myself instead of helping others. Reluctant because I recognize it, and it hurts just a bit. Every time I buy a vinyl record I have to come to terms with the fact that I'm spending $30 on something I already own (either through iTunes or Spotify), and that that $30 could feed a family for a week in some parts in the world. [First added to this chart: 02/14/2019]
Who's life matters, other than your own? It's not like you will ever live their life. You only live yours. And it's short, and unimportant, and boring almost all the time. But it's also Yours, and Yours alone. You can do with it what you want. For Kanye West, that means espousing your greatness to the world, engaging in MDMA-fueled affairs, and above all, having lots of sex. It doesn't mean that for everyone, but the hedonistic philosophy can apply to anyone's life. I personally think of myself as a reluctant hedonist, though my version is unrecognizable compared to West's. Hedonist because, though I know that 99% of the worlds population is worse off than me, and would kill for the wealth that I have (which is not immense at all by American standards; I am very middle class), I go about spending my money on things for myself instead of helping others. Reluctant because I recognize it, and it hurts just a bit. Every time I buy a vinyl record I have to come to terms with the fact that I'm spending $30 on something I already own (either through iTunes or Spotify), and that that $30 could feed a family for a week in some parts in the world. [First added to this chart: 02/14/2019]
Year of Release:
2013
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7,539
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1970s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1980s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1990s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2000s | 4 | 80% | |
| 2010s | 1 | 20% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| The Microphones | 1 | 20% | |
| Radiohead | 1 | 20% | |
| The Flaming Lips | 1 | 20% | |
| Burial | 1 | 20% | |
| Kanye West | 1 | 20% |
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sssvnnn 05/12/2019 16:12 | #236177
Very good idea. Go on.
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From DommeDamian 11/28/2018 20:29 | #225801
DommeDamian 11/28/2018 20:29 | #225801
I study philosophy in my free time, and it's a blessing 4 a chart like this to exist - just like God and us humans
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ddeeddles64 04/15/2018 06:13 | #212900
I'd love to see this expanded some more.
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From PaperVinnie 03/28/2018 15:49 | #211866
Cool start, can't wait to see more here.
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