Acclaimed guitarist and organiser/founder of the OzManouche festival, Ewan MacKenzie is celebrating the tenth anniversary of the iconic event with the release of his latest album, 'Ewan MacKenzie And Swing Dynamique'.
Here, Ewan shares his top five quotes from the gentlemen's gentleman, Mr Oscar Wilde.
1. "Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals."
This reminds me never to categorise people. We are all unique.2. "Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious."
Good one to remember these days.3. "Genius is born—not paid."
This from a man who said at US Customs that he had nothing to declare except his genius.4. "Women are made to be loved, not understood."
Ain't that the truth. It's more fun anyway...5. "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."
Perhaps the definitive statement of the human condition.Ewan MacKenzie launches his album at OzManouche on 27 November, Brisbane Jazz Club, and also performs at Woodford Folk Festival from 27-31 December.
