The sources for artist quotes used in this article are listed below:
Cries and Whispers, Anthony Reynolds, burning shed, 2018
Ronny Drayton, facebook, 2010
Ronny Drayton interviewed by Craig Garber, Everyone Loves Guitar podcast, 2019
David Sylvian, twitter, 2021
Steve Jansen, sleepyard, 2016
Steve Jansen, twitter, 2021
Behind the Veil, David Sylvian interviewed by Tim Goodyer, E&MM, 1986
Aristokrat Im Reihenhaus, Karl Lippergaüs, SPEX Music zur Zeit, 1984
David Sylvian, Brilliant Trees 1983-85, facebook group, Renaud C. Haslan with thanks to Mark Keogh for identifying the sample on ‘Snake Charmer’
Journeys Into The Interior, Biba Kopf, New Musical Express, 1984
David Sylvian: Blonde On Blonde, Don Watson, New Musical Express, 1986
Questions of Spirit, Dr Darren Middleton, 2003
The writings of George Gurdjieff
Nausea, John-Paul Sartre, Penguin, 1949 (English edition)
Trophies Q&A with David Sylvian, davidsylvian.net, 2002
Cocteau Boheur, Éclectisme & Individualisme, Gros Plan Pierre Cardinal, 1960
David Sylvian interviewed by Spencer Kansa, Dangerous Minds, 2001
Ronny Drayton, twitter, 2010
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