Philip Glass Addresses OWS

After the conclusion of his opera Satyagraha, last night minimalist composer Philip Glass exited Lincoln Center to address a gathered crowd of Occupy Wall Street protesters. OWS stressed that they were not there to specifically diss Glass' opera. Instead the protest was directed "at a certain disparity between its lofty moral message and the machinery of corporate arts funding." (I should note that Lincoln Center recently remodeled after a $100M gift from oil baron David Koch.) Also addressing the crowd was rock legend Lou Reed, who was there with his wife Laurie Anderson. (Tipped by JMG reader Will)


UNRELATED: Here's my all-time favorite Glass composition from his 1986 classic Songs From Liquid Days. Lyrics by Paul Simon, vocals by Bernard Fowler. It's about a refrigerator! It went hmmmmm.

ALSO UNRELATED: Bernard Fowler was a member of the famed gay disco group, Peech Boys, whom you oldsters may recall for their big club hit, Don't Make Me Wait. Peech Boys formed on the dance floor of NYC's legendary Paradise Garage and included DJ Larry Levan as a member.