Camille Paglia & Carmen

Interview: Music of my mind - Food for Thought Column - Camille Paglia on the influence of music on her life and work - Brief Article - Interview

INGRID SISCHY: What role did music play in the development of your consciousness? What was the first music you remember hearing, and where was it?

CAMILLE PAGLIA: Excerpts from Bizet's Carmen. I was three years old, and it was in Endicott, New York, a small factory town with few cultural opportunities. Carmen struck me with electrifying force.