Maureen Forrester
Canadian operatic contralto (1930-2010)
John Lurieis an American musician, painter, actor, director, and producer. He co-founded the Lounge Lizards jazz ensemble; has acted in 19 films, including Stranger than Paradise and Down by Law; has composed and performed music for 20 television and film works; and he produced, directed, and starred in the Fishing with John television series.
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About the John Lurie
John Lurieis an American musician, painter, actor, director, and producer. He co-founded the Lounge Lizards jazz ensemble; has acted in 19 films, including Stranger than Paradise and Down by Law; has composed and performed music for 20 television and film works; and he produced, directed, and starred in the Fishing with John television series. In 1996 his soundtrack for Get Shorty was nominated for a Grammy Award, and his album The Legendary Marvin Pontiac: Greatest Hits has been praised by critics and fellow musicians.
Since 2000, he has suffered from symptoms attributed to chronic Lyme disease and has focused his attention on painting. His art has been shown in galleries and museums around the world. His primitivist painting Bear Surprise became an internet meme in Russia in 2006. His television series, Painting with John, debuted on HBO in January 2021 and ran for three seasons before being cancelled. Lurie’s 1980s NYC memoir, The History of Bones, was published by Penguin Random House in August 2021.
8 Quotes by John Lurie
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But, you know, I’d be happy just making music.
John LurieAmerican musician, painter and actor
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I play music, I paint – these things come from your depths.
John LurieAmerican musician, painter and actor
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I guess I just want everything to be available immediately.
John LurieAmerican musician, painter and actor
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I’d always maintained an image so that people wouldn’t approach me.
John LurieAmerican musician, painter and actor
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If someone who knows what’s going on comes up and says they liked the music, I appreciate that.
John LurieAmerican musician, painter and actor
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Acting scares me.
John LurieAmerican musician, painter and actor
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I’ve been through this fame thing before, when the band was big in ’80, ’81.
John LurieAmerican musician, painter and actor
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I like to draw and paint. It is a river to me.
John LurieAmerican musician, painter and actor