Find this quote! Please!

July 6, 2007 5:41 PM

I'm looking for a quote I once read about irony and folk music.

It went something like "X without irony leads to folk music." It's the x I can't remember. I believe it was an article from Time magazine. My husband thinks the article was about that young man who wrote a book about being a good person and being idealistic. Remember that guy? Argghhh. It's driving me crazy. I really want to remember. It might even be "Idealism without irony leads to folk music." But I'm not sure. Can you find it? Thanks for any help!

posted by orsonet to Society & Culture (3 answers total)

Best answer: For some reason, I think you might be thinking of the book For Common Things, by Jedediah Purdy. I hope that suggestion will help somebody, beacuse I've got no idea about the quote.
posted by box at 5:54 PM on July 6, 2007

Best answer: And skepticism without irony is totally unfun. It leads to folk songs.
posted by kelseyq at 6:00 PM on July 6, 2007 [2 favorites]

Response by poster: That's it. Thank you!
posted by orsonet at 7:09 PM on July 6, 2007