One is Rating the 60's Concerts . It's personal reminisces but very popular and people are very interested in it. At the same time I published a series of essays by Gregory K.H. Bryan called All About Nothing , which is brilliant and extremely well thought out, coming from years of analyzing and thoughtful study and well-prepared remarks. TH Everybody can learn to play the piano but so few are good at it. Not everybody has the talent or the inclination for art, anymore than everybody having the inclination for sports or history or business, but the opportunity should be there and schools fail in providing that opportunity.
Art is one of the delights of being alive.
And instead of compelling people to be interested in the arts, it should be like chocolate . Everybody should have the opportunity to enjoy it. It's part of delight of being alive, one of the great joys of life.