Laurie Anderson on DeBaser: reviews, works and quotes

Laurie Anderson

Musician

Forlisteners into avant‑garde and experimental music, performance‑art fans, and cinephiles of essay films.
6 Reviews 1 Definitions 2 Charts

The Profile

Laurie Anderson is an American avant‑garde artist, composer, and performer known for blending spoken word, electronics, and multimedia. She broke through with O Superman and Big Science, created the epic United States cycle, and later wrote/directed the film Heart of a Dog.

Pioneered the tape‑bow violin; O Superman reached #2 on the UK Singles Chart (1981); collaborated with Brian Eno on Bright Red; married to Lou Reed; Heart of a Dog screened at the 72nd Venice Film Festival (2015).

Reviews highlight Anderson’s blend of spoken word, electronics, and performance art. Big Science and United States Live are praised for innovation and scale. Bright Red – Tightrope is lauded for depth and Brian Eno’s production. Heart of a Dog is noted as a moving meditation on loss, language, and love, presented at Venice 2015.

Notable Quotes

❝ "A city that repeats itself endlessly, hoping something will stay in its mind"

❝ ...when love is gone there's always force. And when force is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always mom....

❝ a mix of daydreams about the future of music, theories on the use of language in music, practical schemes to avoid the usual traps, and drafts of soundscapes