As many of my friends know, I have recently become enamored with the Philadelphia based band, Dr. Dog. They are extremely talented, masters of melody and lyrics, and I consider them to be somewhat modern day philosophers (singer Scott McMicken is quoted in my first posting.) I encourage everyone to check them out, but with caution. I have spent many hours scouring youtube--watching live performances, interviews, and music videos.
In one performance Scott takes off his shirt midway through the song. It is not done in a sexual nor sensual way. In fact, it is almost child-like, in a simplistic manner. ("I just want to take off my shirt!!!") This really got me thinking. Nudity, as we first experience it, is totally pure and liberating. Skipping on clothes just feels right, feels natural to go without the excess. When Scott unbuttoned his shirt and threw it down onto the stage, it really brought me back to the exposure of being naked.
I am no musical artist, but I bet it felt like another form of expression on stage, "leaving" everything he had on the stage. Being totally exposed to the audience.
As we age nudity takes on such a complex meaning. And with good reason. But just for a moment I want to delve into the thought of being naked, and how nakedness initially felt for us all. Feeling liberated, unabashed. Sometimes when I'm alone reading or sleeping, I take off my shirt. For no reason, and for no one. Just because it feels right.
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