Tuesday 27 January 2015

The Genius of Moondog, New York’s Homeless Composer

The Genius of Moondog, New York’s Homeless Composer


For thirty years, a lumbering, blind “Viking” roamed the streets of New York City. Armed with a six-foot, steel-pointed spear, a horned, leather-embossed cap, and a long, wispy beard, he’d find a spot along Sixth Avenue, set up his array of homemade instruments, and stand placidly for eight hours, like some ancient humanized statue. Amidst the shrill horns, screeching tires, and tumbling foot traffic of Manhattan, the sightless giant would gently rap on his drum, advertising his wares...

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