"It is a sign of our times, conspicuous to the coarsest
observer, that many intelligent
and religious persons
withdraw themselves from the common
labors and competitions of the market and the caucus,
and betake themselves to a certain solitary and critical
way of living, from which no solid fruit has yet appeared to
justify their separation. They hold themselves aloof:
they feel the disproportion between their
faculties and the work offered them, and they prefer to ramble
in the country and perish of ennui, to the
degradation of such charities and such ambitions as the city can propose
to them. They are striking work, and crying
out for somewhat worthy to do! What they do, is done only
because they are overpowered by the humanities that speak on
all sides; and they consent to such labor as is open to them,
though to their lofty dream the writing of
Iliads or Hamlets, or the building of cities or empires seems
drudgery." Ralph Waldo Emerson
Poets to Come
"Poets to come! orators, singers, musicians to come!
Not to-day is to justify me and answer what I am for,
But you, a new brood, native, athletic, continental,
greater than before known,
Arouse! for you must justify me.
I myself but write one or two indicative words for the
future, I but advance a moment only to wheel and hurry back
in the darkness.
I am a man who, sauntering along without fully stopping,
turns a casual look upon you and then averts his face,
Leaving it to you to prove and define it,
Expecting the main things from you." Walt Whitman
Samples of Sean's Work
(click thumb to enlarge)
Artist website: www.seanstarr.com
"You, Me and Morrissey" Available on Amazon.com
"You, Me and Morrissey" by Colin Nasseri and Sean Starr
You, Me and Morrissey is a collection of autobiographical
short stories capturing snapshots of love, loss, bigotry, violence, artistic birth,
and mental illness.
Each story is set to the soundtrack of a Smiths or Morrissey title or lyric,
and documents the trials of youth and adulthood,
and how the music and the ever-present specter of Morrissey
influenced and altered the paths of the authors forever.
From 1980's humdrum Texas towns, to a San Francisco
meeting with Morrissey himself, the stories revolve
around the ups and downs of balancing an art-driven life
with the insanities of day to day living in
the "real world".
Links:
SeanStarr.com
The Idealist Manifesto (Read & Join Here!)
You, Me and Morrissey Book Info
"Morrissey Ruined My Life" San Francisco Show Website
SUBCULTURE BOOKS
Here is some video from my show in San Francisco, and some interviews of Colin Nasseri
and myself by Vanessa Finney at our book signing for "You, Me and Morrissey"...
"Be but thy inspiration given,
No matter through what danger sought,
I'll fathom hell or climb to heaven,
And yet esteem that cheap which love has bought"
- Henry David Thoreau
"Well, now
if little by little you stop loving me
I shall stop loving you little by little"
"Ahora bien,
si poco a poco dejas de quererme
dejare de quererte poco a poco"
- Pablo Neruda
The Idealist Manifesto has gained support from artists all over the world including
Academy Award Nominated actress Virginia Madsen.
Now Available in 12 Languages.
Read The Idealist Manifesto Here
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