Welcome to a silly but irresistible game devised by the avant jazz trio, The Bad Plus:
On the train ride between Cork and Dublin yesterday, we came up with a list comparing rock bands/artists to writers. The rationale of these pairings could be specific or intuitive. In musical alphabetical order it begins with linking AC/DC to Julia Childs. Rationale: they are both extremely popular, are reliable craftsmen, and exude a charismatic, "come on and get it" quality... Some other more indirect connections include Douglas Adams to Phish (their fans are similar types and both artists are whimsical) and Jimi Hendrix to Kurt Vonnegut (an adolescent’s discovery of each one has a similar thrilling quality).
Get the general idea? Everyone has been throwing in suggestions:
Nick Drake--Sylvia Plath
Marilyn Manson--Michel Houllebecq [!]
Ian Curtis--J. D. Salinger
Bryan Ferry--Henry James
And so on. This could be the rockers' Su Doku.
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