SongCraft ...
Musicians "technically analyze" way too much whereas the typical listener and newspaper editor for example enjoys the vibe, the concept, the story behind the band and follow-ups; stories/blogs, new upcoming music and events....
Thanks. I've said all along that what is missing in a lot of commercial music is individuality, which is what always makes it more interesting. Copies are just copies and a different color make up is no big deal! The "analyze" thing is for the birds, and the musicians should just play sometimes, but they always think like they have to sound, and BE, like someone else, because there isn't enough of them inside themselves!
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Due to health reason I can't perform live anymore, therefore my directives have changed; focused on other areas in relation to the music business. At the very least, I still greatly enjoy what I do (music) and that is fine by me. Besides; I've always been shy {sigh} and hated the thought of being famous, being labeled and canned like a piece of product is not appealing to me.
So sorry to hear that, because people with your perspective is what is needed more of in the music business, instead of folks praying and hoping for Godot to show up and deliver them something ... whatever that is!
I'm shy, as well, and a lot of it came from the foreign language thing twice in mid-life, which made it really hard, and still causes complications now and then when folks don't get it, or understand, what it is about. I'm always (supposedly) condescending, and I've always want to say ... are you always a slave? Or some kind of inferior being to someone else that you have to be self-conscious when someone says anything?
Reminds me of Mississipi Charles Bevel who used to be a technician at KPFK in Los Angeles, and he was a magnificent singer and guitar player and he sang some of the prettiest stuff I have ever heard, and was never recorded. And one of his best songs, was about "freedom", and he stated before the song ... "this is about me. I ain't a slave to nobody, and I'm free." And I still hear those beautiful refrains in my mind every single day ... and the music was the same ... not bound by anything except what he felt ... and it showed when he sang it ... you just sat there mesmerized, and he didn't care for the music business (apparently he had been burnt previously) and this was his way to get even with them! He could sing ... they were not getting a nickel off him!
I would love to get a copy of that from KPFK ... it's that good!
And he didn't need the fame! Or as I like to say, the ****!
post edited by Moshkiae - 2014/01/18 16:22:33