Keegan Michael Key reads a letter on work/ life balance
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- Опубликовано: 27 окт 2022
- Some years after the 2004 death of famed photographer Richard Avedon, his friend, theatre and film director André Gregory, wrote him a letter about the one thing on which they could never agree: the work/life balance.
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This man has tremendous range and talent. From sensitively passionate, as in this reading, to brilliantly comedic.
Truly.
Expecting comedy, listening to grounded and heartfelt prose exhibited with such nuance and empathy, tears, smiles, more tears and smiles....respect for both.
As a struggling amateur illustrator I appreciate wholeheartedly the perspective of returning to a beginners mindset. I myself have pulled my hair in frustration that I have lackluster drawing skills, yet don't want to outsource my ideas for fear of what I picture in my minds eye being misconstrued in some way. So I struggle on, and have found a weird comfort in having a skill which I have to put all my effort into to achieve even a fraction of what my mind conjures.
This letter hits on that quite well. It also hits on the nature of having long bouts of not working on projects whilst simultaneously soaking in influence like a sponge. It's something that used to worry me a bunch until I found stories of artists I look up to going through similar cycles. So that wording of an artist being like a tree growing in winter is perfect.
This letter in particular speaks to me. Others can be comedic or simply well written. But this one is much more personal to my own life experiences.
What a way to get the last word in.
Lovely letter and good delivery. The performer cared about the message and about the audience.
This letter was amazing and read so well by Keegan...so sad that the recipient never got to read it.
Letters often hold the most compelling tales.
Dear Letters Live,
While I tend to naturally gravitate toward the humorous readings regardless of my current emotional state, I do so without prejudice for the more sentimental ones. They are equally enjoyable but perhaps too touching for me to bear at this juncture in my life. I shall listen to those in due time. As with many other listeners, my heart is in need of more laughter. If you can accommodate such a request, I would be most grateful.
Sincerely,
A listener
Dear Kathryn,
I couldn't agree more. The humour brought me here but it alongside the rest is what keeps me here. But the more emotional is indeed much harder to handle at times.
Today I consider myself fortunate to have found this niche and it inspires me to write letters to people again as once I did - perhaps to return to a simpler, other me that is happier and brings more happiness to others.
Cheers and best regards.
What a beautifully performed plea from one friend to another and lovingly important lessons to us all.
Best random find on youtube of the year.
I love that there are many artists around us, helping to make life more fulfilling and interesting, I am also very glad that some people build roads and fix the plumbing.
There can be artistry in plumbing too.🙂
They too may be artists but only they will know whether they’re creating a beautiful road and installing a dripless pipe or are simply putting in their 8 for the day.
Truly an inspiring letter, so much more to life than just to work. What we can produce is important, but it is not the most important, for at the end of the day, who gets to enjoy the house overlooking the sea? And is it enjoyed if we have no friends with whom to truly enjoy it?
Masterfully read by Keegan.
Great restatement of key points. Thank you.
As an artist, Andres new discoveries in drawing gives me so much joy. I cant stop smiling!
That was beautiful. Thank you for taking the time to read that letter.
So beautifully done. I was in tears. A masterful performance. Bravo!
The classically trained multi-talented artist like KMK can’t reach this level of theatrical brilliance without also claiming a life. Where else does one gain familiarity with the best and worst of humanity.
Ay-aron would approve. Bravo indeed.
That fits so well in my life right now . . . thank you 🥰
I love this. It's so true that there's value in spreading laughter, love and compassion to the people around us. And that as artists, our life and work inform each other. This is a person who understands what's truly important in life.
That was truly beautiful! What a talent❤
Andre makes me want to draw again, like I used to when I was younger.
Palpatine voice "DO IT"
There's an Aesop Rock song called "Rings" that this reminds me of.
❤️
These are always fantastic! I cannot wait to have the letters between the traitor trump and kim jong un. I expect they will be made available very soon.