i know you've all heard and read these words over and over and over again. but read them one more time, and think about jonathan.
i'm writing one great song before i... one song glory one song before i go glory one song to leave behind find one song one last refrain glory from the pretty boy front man who wasted opportunity one song he had the world at his feet glory in the eyes of a young girl a young girl find glory beyond the cheap colored lights one song before the sun sets glory - on another empty life time flies - time dies glory - One blaze of glory one blaze of glory -- glory find glory in a song that rings true truth like a blazing fire an eternal flame find one song a song about love glory from the soul of a young man a young man find the one song before the virus takes hold glory like a sunset one song to redeem this empty life time flies and then - no need to endure anymore time dies
dear jonathan,
thank you. words cannot express how i truly feel, but i will try. your masterpiece that is rent has changed my life forever and opened my eyes to musical theatre. not a day passes that i don't listen to your music and think about rent and your life that was just too short. it is selfish that we are all still here to enjoy your beautiful work when you are not here to feel proud of it. yet you can rest assured that your legacy will live on forever.
whenever i am having a bad day and start thinking negatively about life, i just say to myself "NO DAY BUT TODAY". it truly keeps me optimistic and ready to move forward one day at a time.
thank you, mr. larson, from the bottom of my heart.
exactly. what hurts me the most is the fact that he can never see what his words have evolved to. being played over and over by people, translated into many languages, and STILL RUNNING ON BROADWAY.
With only so much time to spend Don't wanna waste the time I'm given Have it all, play the game Some recommend I'm afraid, it just may be time to give in
I'm twenty-nine, Michael and I Live on the west side of SoHo and Y
Nine A.M. I write a lyric or two Mike sings a song now on Mad Avenue I sing, "come to your senses Defenses are not the way to go" Over and over and over Till I got it right
When I emerge from B Minor or A Five o'clock, diner calls, I'm on my way
I think, Hey, what a way to spend a day Hey, what a way to spend a day
I make a vow Right here and now
I'm gonna spend my time this way I'm gonna spend my time this wayUpdated On: 1/26/05 at 12:23 AM
I think it would be amazing if, for the 10th anniversary of his death and of Rent itself (next year), all around the world fans of Rent were asked to light a single candle and let it burn for a while in honor of everything he has given us through Rent.
And I would like to just say that everybody has been posting such beautiful things. I have definitly been reduced to tears a few times.
And I am sure that Jonathan would be incredibly touched to know that not only are his words still being sung and heard by more and more people, but that they have been taken deeply to heart by so many.
Thank you Jonathan.
"If you can talk, you can sing...if you can walk, you can dance."
- T.K. Greene
It was strange. I have no idea exactly what time Jonathan passed away, but I had this urge to light a white candle earlier and it wasn't until about an hour ago that I realized that it was pretty close to the time... probably. Maybe.
I was so honored when I stood outside the Moondance Cafe I was like "Jonathan Larson stepped here, and here and HERE!!" IT as great.
its so sad though, a tradgedy really
"It's a great feeling of power to be naked in front of people. We're happy to watch actual incredible graphic violence and gore, but as soon as somebody's naked it seems like the public goes a bit bananas about the whole thing."
i want to contribute my thoughts here, but i don't really know how to put anything into words. rent really did change my life. i've always loved theatre so who's to say it wouldn't have happened anyway, but i really search deeper within how i could incorporate theatre into my life because of rent. both through jonathan's words ann through meeting cast members from various companies of rent, i realized that living a dream can be a reality. so that's what i'm striving to do. i won't live the life that's easiest or most convenient. i will be myself and be proud of who i am because of what rent taught me. what jonathan taught me. and i feel so honoured to be able to say that.
Updated On: 1/26/05 at 01:05 AM
Its amazing how many lives he has touched. I'm not all that religious myself but I do believe that he is out there somewhere and that he knows how much his words and life has touched people all over the world and brought them together. And though he, himself, may not be alive to witness it, his family and friends have all seen what his work has accomplished and how many people honor him and his amazing life. I think its beautiful how the most different of people come together to celebrate his life in peace.
I wanted to get something that an "ex"-junkie like him would really appreciate and cherish....it's a brick of heroin shaped like a heart.
-Scrubs
Rent completely turned my life around. I look back in my journals, when I was in the deep dark pits of anorexia and bulimia and one entry read:
June 12, Went to see RENT today.
Unbelievable.
and that was all it said, the next time I wrote in that journal I was in recovery and I signed every entry with "No day but today."
I know it sounds really sappy (and yes other things contributed to my recovery), but I don't know what where I'd be if Jonathan Larson had never came along. I'm eternally grateful to that man, and I always will be.
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