I am such a big fan of Gil Scott Heron, it was one of my best day this year… I discovered him with his book The Vulture when I was 14 then I discover that the guy that wrote this book at the age of 20 was also a musician, spoken word artist and singer. Here I am years later seeing him for the second time in my life at Central Park. The first time was at SOBs in 2008 but he wasn’t as good as he was yesterday at Central Park. It was amazing, he started on his own on the piano, talked a lot with the audience, sharing his genius with us and then the band joined him. Guess what ? Gil Scott Heron had a special guest, the one and only COMMON (that I saw a day earlier at the Fort Greene Festival and a month before in Paris). So it was the 3rd time I was seeing him this year and it was pure joy. The guy is amazing + with Gil Scott Heron playing piano with him, it was great. Gil Scott Heron ended the show doing The Bottle, one of my favorite song. I wish he could had stay longer and do some other classic songs.
Sun, a genius, great musicians, one of the best emcee and a good friend to share this = pure happiness.