Express your passion for things you love. Be demonstrative and generous in your praise of those you admire. Send thank-you cards and give standing ovations. Be pro-stuff, not just anti-stuff. ~ Tim Minchin

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gentle reminder that tim minchin wrote and sang a seven and a half minute song about cheese he is my hero

ā€œI Refuse to Try and Reverse Engineer A Hitā€: Tim Minchin on His Score for Groundhog Day | Playbill

If his melodic approach sounds complex, it’s only due to the fact that, for Minchin, sound is inextricably linked to lyrics—and Minchin is a wordsmith. ā€œI’m incredibly didactic and lyric heavy,ā€ he says. ā€œIt sounds so pretentious, but once you’ve really got into Shakespeare, you really don’t ever want to treat words like, ā€˜Oh that’ll do.’

ā€œMy job is to go, ā€˜No, no, you’ve got to listen to every word, and once you make that contract with [the audience], you better uphold your end of the bargain. You better always be doing something.ā€