A Romance on Three Legs
A grand tale of obsession about the brilliant Glenn Gould and the unique, temperamental instrument he came to love beyond all others, by a top New York Times writer. Glenn Gould was one of the most complex, brilliant artists of the twentieth century, a musician famous for bizarre habits: he wore a hat and gloves even on the warmest summer day; refused to shake hands for fear of germs or damaged fingers; hummed and conducted himself while he played; and traveled the world with a battered old chair, refusing to perform while sitting on anything else... 1
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What Hacker News says
- Man what an extraordinary guy. I love reading about people like Mr. Edquist who kind of live in the shadow of great artists like GG and make their art possible, especially when dealing with such artists requires a bit of head-butting.
Highly recommend the author's book "A Romance On Three Legs", which she mentions in the article.
- I lived the book. :-) (Full disclosure: Katie Hafner is a good friend.) Katie is an engaging and skilled observer of the social aspects of our complex society and the people that populate it. Other books of hers that you might like:
Cyberpunk: Outlaws and Hackers on the Computer Frontier;
The Well: A Story of Love, Death & Real Life in the Seminal Online Community;
A Romance on Three Legs: Glenn Gould's Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Piano;
Mother Daughter Me: A Memoir.
