"I’m okay. Situation normal, all up, kind of a thing. I’ve had some pretty difficult things happen to me, so I’m in a state of repair and survival. I’m not really in any state of mind or any position to go on tour yet. But I’m starting to see the light. I’m starting to feel a sense of direction toward something meaningful and substantial. I’ve been focusing on the moment and on things that feel very silly and Zen: serenity and acceptance and duty and stewardship... I’m doing a lot of ordinary, mundane adulting. The other day, I had to get a septic pump replaced. I have had to retile the kitchen and buy some new appliances, and I’ve got seedlings under grow lights in the garage. I’ve been working on other people’s music this past year, not my own. It feels like my life is in service to other things right now. It’s fine and required of me. I’m okay, I’m okay, I’m okay. It’s been two years of a shitshow, but I’m okay."
A couple of weeks ago when one of the fresh demo tracks off of Sufjan Stevens' upcoming 10th anniversary re-release of his record Carrie & Lowell dropped I wondered how the man himself is doing -- ask and ye shall receive, as he talked to Vulture today and gave us that update on his well-being. Thank goodness! There's a lot more to the chat so check it out if you worship the man like I do (well none of you worship him like I do, but it's nice you try) -- most of it is about the record (which is out on May 30th) but they also get into the gayness of religion which mightily amused me (how I wish we could've heard Sufjan talking like this a decade ago):
"The religious is very sexual. It’s erotic. Look at Catholic art through the ages, Baroque art. It’s all very fleshy and sensual and full of naked bodies. I’ve always embraced that. I’ve always felt that my relationship to God is a very intimate and sensual one. Sacraments are. It’s engaging with God in a physical way. You’re literally eating the flesh and drinking the blood of God during the Eucharist. It doesn’t get much more erotic than that. If you’re a vampire, that’s the ultimate erotic experience.... The Bible’s very gay. Just all men. That’s what you get when there’s a patriarchy that’s endured for so long. Jesus was single, never married; Disciples were all dudes …"
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We've been in the trenches for over a decade and we FINALLY have confirmation of Sufjans queerness of himself and in his songs. Everyone who denied it can eat shit!
Jeez, he's had some hard times. And no sugarcoating...except for the hair system in the photo.
Leave the man and his piece alone, Shawny, he's had enough.
Glad to hear he's doing better, btw, thanks for sharing news about him :´)
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