Q Lazzarus's 'Goodbye Horses,' featured in films by Jonathan Demme, stands out with its haunting vocal and lyricism, evocative of both the 1980s and earlier musical eras. Lazzarus, who retired from music in 1996, had elusive biographical details. Director Eva Aridjis became inspired to create a documentary, 'Goodbye Horses: The Many Lives of Q Lazzarus,' after an encounter with a cab driver who shared a passion for music and hinted at her past. Aridjis's quest showcases the complexities of Lazzarus's life, which intertwined music with everyday experiences.
Lazzarus's voice, an androgynous instrument that feels more closely tied to the blues-rock of the '60s and '70s, seems to come from everywhere and nowhere.
Aridjis thought it an impossibility to create a documentary on Lazzarus until she found herself in a cab driven by a woman with a meticulously curated CD collection.
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