Does a musician’s personality matter to us?

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Dear Tuffy, I strongly agree with you:
"I 'd give him the world".
I would also give him the world.
You are the most spontaneous of this forum. kiss

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tuffy942

Quote :: I 'd give him the world

As I dared once to tell him "I 'd give you the world, but I can´t".... he answered " But I don´t need the world! I´m happy with that what I already have!"

swoon

Oh, I love this man!!! inlove

Posts : 327 Join date : 2011-09-29 Location : Holland

Hmmm. The only man I ever told I'd give him the world I ended up marrying....

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carolineleiden

I already have three children...))))

Posts : 327 Join date : 2011-09-29 Location : Holland

That's three more men to give to world to. smile

Posts : 327 Join date : 2011-09-29 Location : Holland

Ladies, you do realise that there are, in the toy shops, little puzzle balls, of, among others...a little globe? Two cubic inches large, weight maybe 50 grams. smile

Sounds like a practical present!

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Maybe, we should start a new topic - " What kind of a gift is good and comfortable enough for the famous musician who travels a lot by the plane and can´t take along him all the bottles, flowers, teddies, doll - kitchens, fan- drawings , chocolate- boxes, living kittens etc. ???"

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SJuli wrote:

Pilarddcc wrote:: If someone would tell me two moths ago thata I woulb be obssesed like a fan girl about an artist I would have laughed...

Never say never! Laughing

It’s a pity I am a couple of years late to take part in this discussion in real time, about how you have nobody in your surroundings to share your passion for PJ works and the baroque music on the whole, about how you are listening to PJ CDs when alone in the car, etc. But nevertheless I decided to indulge myself and to make a post here (even if nobody answers) because from what I’ve read on this thread I have many kindred souls here who think and feel about PJ’s work and his amiable personality the same way as I do. agree

And (what is important for me) as I understood not all people here are musicians, so there are some dilettantes like myself.
Music is not in the sphere of my professional interests and it must be due to that that I only discovered PJ this year. After some concert I was checking singers’ videos on YT and came across PJ’s video La Dolce Fiamma. I was fascinated by the beauty of his exquisite caressing voice and by the enthusiasm with which he narrated about JC Bach. I loved both the voice and the way the singer was sharing his knowledge. So I listened more of his videos and there was no way back. swoon

My 83- year old mother was staying with me for quite some time and observed how I was using every free minute at home to listen to more videos, downloading and listening arias and operas, sitting beyond midnight translating Italian texts of arias and operas and reading all articles I could find about him, how I was buying all available CDs and DVDs, listening to CDs in the car, going out always with my earpieces on listening to PJ arias from my mobile, and then once my mother looked at me with sympathy and said thoughtfully: “Now I understand what “being a fan” means!”. Laughing

Dear Nath29,

As you already knows you're not the only one under his spell. The other day I was talking with a good friend of mine, she is a PJ's admirer and also a knowledgeable person. She told me this kind of phenomenon deserves to be studied, as fas as she knows (and it's a lot!) there is no other artist in the classic realm who provokes this kind of deep and disturbing passion. Even if there are obviously a bunch of classical singers who also have a strong fan base, none of them "force" this sort of disruption (I don't if I use the correct word here?) in his/her admirers daily life. There is a clear pattern in all of us, and everytime someone shares how she/he discovered Philippe's voice and how it affects her/his life the story is more or less the same. And yes, you're right, there is no way back!! But it's a great source of joy, concerning the cons: you have to start saving to attend his concerts!!! Laughing

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Dear Pilarddcc!

Thank you for your warm reply! kiss

I love how you put it as “disturbing passion” and “sort of disruption”! stars

But no doubt it’s a happy disruption! I am always in good mood or even high spirits since I started listening to PJ. His performance definitely has a therapeutic effect on me. I don’t want to say that I am in any way psychologically unstable or have some special inclination to depressions. On the contrary, I am considered to be quite a rational person in most respects. But I feel absolutely infatuated and happy when I am listening to him singing! You are right saying that Philippe's voice is a great source of joy.
I’ve been to his concert in Moscow this September. Hope to visit some more in the future. Very Happy

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Nath29

Thank you for your very nice post! flowers

I liked the reaction of your mum - so really hearty and honest! inlove

I just hope, your admiration will not dwindle into some kind of a " disturbing passion ", that would be really pity. Enjoy your being a fan ( as your mum surely told you, too) , you´re very welcome in our community!

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*JaRoWi1647* wrote:: Nath29

Thank you for your very nice post!
I liked the reaction of your mum - so really hearty and honest!

I just hope, your admiration will not dwindle into some kind of a " disturbing passion ", that would be really pity. Enjoy your being a fan ( as your mum surely told you, too) , you´re very welcome in our community!

Jana, thank you for your welcome!