First of all, how lovely is that song right there? So lovely, right? Fiona Apple.
But hey, in addition to singing lovely songs, did you know that she is also a lovely person? Because she is. Come, let me tell you a story.
Way back in 2000, Fiona Apple did a concert. After the concert, a 16-year-old named Bill Magee had a brief chance to interact with Fiona. He had written a note for her, asking if she could maybe write a little something for him, because his high school’s Gay Straight Alliance needed a little support.
Here’s what Fiona Apple wrote in response:
Hello Bill,
I got your letter a few days ago, but this is the first chance I’ve had to sit down and write (it’s my day off)
Of course, I’d love to help – sign me up. As far as a few sentences go, here’s what I’ve got – I hope it’s OK:
It’s hard to conjure up some new profound way of commenting on this issue – I’m so tired of it being an issue at all, and I suppose I’m lucky, because I see the truth so clearly. All I know I want my friends to be good people, and when my friends fall in love, I want them to fall in love with other good people. How can you go wrong with two people in love? If a good boy loves a good girl, good. If a good boy loves another good boy, good. And if a good girl loves the goodness in good boys and good girls, then all you have is more goodness, and goodness has nothing to do with sexual orientation. A person who loves is a righteous person, and if someone has the ability and desire to show love to another – to someone willing to receive it, then for goodness’ sake, let them do it. Hate has no place in the equation; there is no function for it to perform. Love is love, and there will never be too much.
-Fiona Apple
And there you have it, your daily sob fest, this time courtesy of Fiona Apple and her beautiful, beautiful words.
Thanks for this, Em. Beautiful.