Validation is for parking

In this week's newsletter: the great Lee Perry, wrong answers for right answers, solo walks, and more...

In this week's newsletter: the great Lee Perry, wrong answers for right answers, solo walks, and more... View this email in your browser Hey y'all, This week was a reminder that in Texas it is September that's the cruelest month. Here are 10 things I thought were worth sharing:  RIP producer Lee "Scratch" Perry. I wrote about the way he interacted with his machines. I love so much of his music, but if I had to recommend one album, it would be Heart of the Congos.   "The best way to get the right answer on the internet is not to ask a question, it's to post the wrong answer."   Cheryl Strayed and Alison Bechdel in conversation. (After reading that interview, I wrote about drawing as an embodied transmission.)   New books: my friend Alan Jacobs' Breaking Bread With The Dead is coming out in paperback, and the 33 1/3 series announced their new lineup.   Poem: "Monday."   Pencil: I love the thick stroke of these Prismacolor Ebony Graphites.   Documentary: I can't wait for Todd Haynes' film about The Velvet Underground.   TV: We gobbled up Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy on HBO Max. (And invented a drinking game for it.) I particularly liked the Florence episode.   I've been taking solo walks without my crew, which I sort of hate, but I do gawk around and notice more.    Remember: Validation is for parking. Thanks for reading. This newsletter is free, but not cheap. You can help it keep going: forward it to someone who'd like it, read my books, shop for some of my favorite gear (I get a cut), buy a t-shirt, or hire me to speak. If you're seeing this newsletter for the first time, you can read previous issues and subscribe here. xoxo,  Austin Austin Kleon is the author of Steal Like An Artist and other books. Subscribe to this newsletter   Copyright © 2021 Austin Kleon, All rights reserved. My mailing address is: Austin Kleon 1101 W 34th St Box #102 Austin, TX 78705 Please read this before sending me snail mail! You're getting this email because you signed up for it at austinkleon.com. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. Amazon Affiliate links offset the cost of sending these missives. Support your local bookstore if you have one.