Amor fati is a Latin expression meaning "love of [one's] fate". The Stoic philosopher Epictetus stated its essence as: do not seek for things to happen the way you want them to; rather, wish that what happens, happens the way it happens: then you will be happy. Amor fati is not only associated with Stoic philosophy, but also with Nietzsche and the
Amor fati is a Latin expression meaning "love of [one's] fate". The Stoic philosopher Epictetus stated its essence as: do not seek for things to happen the way you want them to; rather, wish that what happens, happens the way it happens: then you will be happy. Amor fati is not only associated with Stoic philosophy, but also with Nietzsche and the concept of eternal recurrence.
It took me nearly half a century to discover the power and joy of collaboration, and so there are many people that made Amor Fati possible. Thanks to all of the the guest musicians for their consistently beautiful and thoughtful contributions. Additional thanks to Tim Gardner for fundamental contributions to “Refuge”; Juan Dahmen for being a treasure; Gary Husband, for somehow making my music sound even more like what I intended; Aralee Dorough and Colin Gatwood for their generosity; Christina Ruf for giving me an entire string section, twice; and Stefano Castagna, my brother-in-adversity, for his ears and heart. Special thanks to Scott Pelath for listening and being a top-notch brother; Erik Emil Eskildsen for advice and support; Markus Reuter, for making this all possible, and a hundred other things; and finally, my wife Diana, for her support throughout my at-times obsessive quest to make music for myself.
It took me nearly half a century to discover the power and joy of collaboration, and so there are many people that made Amor Fati possible. Thanks to all of the the guest musicians for their consistently beautiful and thoughtful contributions. Additional thanks to Tim Gardner for fundamental contributions to “Refuge”; Juan Dahmen for being a treasure; Gary Husband, for somehow making my music sound even more like what I intended; Aralee Dorough and Colin Gatwood for their generosity; Christina Ruf for giving me an entire string section, twice; and Stefano Castagna, my brother-in-adversity, for his ears and heart. Special thanks to Scott Pelath for listening and being a top-notch brother; Erik Emil Eskildsen for advice and support; Markus Reuter, for making this all possible, and a hundred other things; and finally, my wife Diana, for her support throughout my at-times obsessive quest to make music for myself.