Taylor Goldsmith // Dawes
“I have this weird completionist thing and get caught up in the story of the artist.”
This is the second time I've interviewed Goldsmith, and I remain in awe of his reading habits. He reads all the time. My PhD in English Literature ensures that I've always done a fair amount of reading, yet I feel silly around Goldsmith.
What I love about Goldsmith is that he reads not just for fun but to be enveloped by the artist. "I get caught up in the story of the artist," he says. "That's a big part of what inspires me. I want to see how the works of artist talk to each other." He'll do this whether it's a songwriter or a prose writer. Goldsmith doesn’t just read. He devours.
Since only two works can officially be attributed to Homer, I sure hope that The Odyssey gives him that sense of completion.
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