Thursday, February 13, 2025

Anderson–Reed rules for life

Laurie Anderson states the three rules for life that she and her partner Lou Reed devised, “because sometimes you don’t have time to think and you have to make a snap decision.” From Desert Island Discs (BBC Radio 4):

“The first one is don’t be afraid of anyone. And we thought, What would it be like if you weren’t afraid of anybody, nobody? So that’s very important. Number two is get a good bullshit detector, and even more important, learn how to use that. Who’s shining you? Number three, be really tender. That’s it. And you really don't need anything else. Fearlessness and love, those things can really help you out.”
[Shine: “to fool, to delude” (Green’s Dictionary of Slang ).]

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