Dosud – Smrž Jiří (2023)

Poet, lyricist, composer, guitarist, and singer-songwriter Jiří Smrž presents all his song lyrics in this book, arranged alphabetically, and also reflects on everything that has shaped his life – from childhood to the present. He is precise and serious, standing by every word he writes. In both his song lyrics and memories. We enter alongside him into the world of folk musicians, reading about their performances and relationships. We get to know the author's influences and teachers, walk through recording studios, touch on work in the forest, and life in Šumava. Jiří Smrž is a remarkably talented musician and an educated writer. The reader will quickly be convinced that his book is among the best written in this genre. The book was published with the support of OSA Partner. ***** CONTENT: AB / Anna and the Wolves * Self-Portrait According to Hieronymus Bosch * Self-Portrait with a Pickaxe and Shovel * When You Are Gone * Grandma Sofia Writes * Baltic Islands * Bass Clarinet * Berlin * White Wolf * Barefoot and Shod * Blues for Vojta * Brigitte Bardot * Be Kind * CČ / Café Bullerbyn * Carmen * Journeys to Rome * Cigarettes Without Filters * Foreign Car * What That Rose * What You Haven't Found Yet * Confectionery * Genghis Khan * Clean Tablecloth for Bulat Okudzhava * Person in the Photo * DF / Hereditary Blood * Thank You, Adam * Deuterium * The Child Within Me * Today *…