A tethered banjo free from the lies

Blazing Reader,

In my last two posts, I shared the contrarian thoughts of Winston Marshall — the former banjo player for Mumford & Sons. His philosophical insights are only surpassed by his banjo playing. If you've never seen him perform, please take a few minutes to listen to him and his banjo on stage at the Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado:

The lyrics also offer some wonderful counsel:

Now I'll be bold
As well as strong
And use my head alongside my heart
So take my flesh
And fix my eyes
A tethered mind free from the lies

John C.A. Manley

PS For another Mumford & Sons classic check out: The heart-piercing music of a… British accounting firm?.

John C. A. Manley is the author of Much Ado About Corona, All The Humans Are Sleeping and other works of philosophical fiction that are "so completely engaging that you find yourself alternately laughing, gasping, hanging on for dear life." Get free samples of his stories by becoming a Blazing Pine Cone email subscriber.