30 Pear-Shaped Words - Erik Satie's Proverbs

This is "30 Pear-Shaped Words: A Collection of Erik Satie's Proverbs" (2022) by Ryosuke Shiina.

The more I get to know humans, the more I like dogs.

-Beethoven disturbs public tranquility.

・Those who have never listened to "Furniture Music" have never known happiness.

Erik Satie (1866-1925), a maverick in modern French music, is known not only for the unique musical world he created, as evidenced by unusual titles such as "Dried Up Fetus," but also for his many strange words and actions.

Musical instructions, lyrics and scripts, a wide variety of essays and lectures, letters to friends, and a large number of notes discovered after his death...

This book carefully selects 30 words from the vast amount of text left behind by Satie, and provides a detailed explanation of the true meaning behind them, as well as the background to the situation in France and the music world at the time.

Erik Satie is an indispensable figure in the ambient music genre. I first heard his music while playing a game during my summer vacation, but when I think about it, I realize that I don't know much about him (Ammel).