“I remember one day saying to one of the professors, ‘Don’t you think it matters what it is you’re trying to say?’ He replied, ‘That’s the tritest thing I’ve ever heard.’
But I wasn’t sorry I said it. It seems to me that what you mean informs a change in the structure of language. The intention of communication is the formative force in language.”
— Arthur Russell
(May 21, 1951-1992)
Sign: Gemini
Gay American musician/composer/cellist. His work and ideas spanned a multitude of styles and he influenced and collaborated with figures as diverse as Philip Glass, David Byrne and Allen Ginsburg.
“Faggot Forefathers” is a weekly series highlighting the lives of historically significant gay men and their contributions to our world.
