Moondog!

Today I discovered Moondog. This guy was a street performer in New York city from the late 40's, until 1974. He was blinded by dynamite at 16. He made his own clothes, dressed the way he thought Thor did, deliberately lived on the streets, and invented several musical instruments. I'm not writing his biography, so go read the wikipedia entry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moondog. He was a truly fascinating person, and considered by many to be a great composer. The first of his songs that I listened to was "Lament I, Bird's Lament" http://youtu.be/jSimbyS_YlA. I was instantly amazed. You should check it out yourself. I don't even know what kind of music it is. It seems a bit jazz-like at first, until it becomes apparent that it does not suck like jazz does, and then it's back to being in a genre of its own, where it belongs, I'm sure. You might not like it, or appreciate the genius of it, like a musician would (unless you are one, as everyone should be), and if you DON'T like it, it's because you suck - like jazz does, and you should immediately go pay someone to kick you in your kidney. I'll do it for free. Good day.