You wouldn't normally think of John Waters, Sigur Ros, Cheech and Chong and a cemetery as having anything to do with each other, but, lo and behold, here they all are on the summer bill at Los Angeles based funeral home Hollywood Forever - which hosts an impressive line-up of cultural events. 


People often ask me how I envision the modern funeral home. Besides the obvious of good architecture and interior design I believe true innovation will come by introducing the space as multi-functional; opening it up as more of a community center where book readings, music events, film screenings, and art shows can take place alongside funerals. Perhaps even this small step will help to break down some barriers between us and death and make it seem like watching a music concert amongst tombstones is a perfectly normal thing to do. 


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