A while ago there was discussion on this board about people who hear voices within their heads. Some of the posts stated that this was a sign of mental illness, others said a sign of inspiration. For me, Joan Baez is one of the sanest people on the planet.
There is an article in today's NY Times about the folk singer Joan Baez. It shows where she gets her inspiration. I find this interesting. For me, Joan Baez is one of the sanest people on the planet.
She does not want to write songs anymore, preferring to concentrate on poetry. She fills bound notebooks with her poems, which she says come to her in distinct voices, like that of a black woman she calls Alice and a teenage boy from Germany, Yasha.
"I have enough for a book," she said. "It's good poetry."
belbab, sanity inspector.