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| From | "Robert Sutliff" <rsutliff@columbus.rr.com> |
| Subject | Re: Doug Powell going, going gone... |
| Date | Tue, 12 Jul 2005 15:27:00 -0400 |
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I've had a few chances to hook up with Doug over the years and found him to
be a fine person as well as a very talented artist. Quite frankly, the
"music business" is a hopeless proposition for someone who elects to play
artful pop music. There is just zero money in it. I pretty much quit music
during the 90's in order to spend time with my family and work a "real" job.
Even now, music is pretty much just an expensive hobby for me.
I understand very well why someone would decide to stop beating their head
against a brick wall! But I'm sure Doug will continue to write and I bet we
hear more from him in the future.
Bobby Sutliff
(finally finishing another new album)
> Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 07:18:09 -0600
> From: Not Lame <popmusic@notlame.com>
> To: <audities@smoe.org>
> Subject: Doug Powell going, going gone...
> Message-ID: <BEF91F31.24A45%popmusic@notlame.com>
>
>> Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 07:22:09 -0600
>> From: "mtn-high" <mtn-high@comcast.net>
>> To: <audities@smoe.org>
>> Subject: Re: "Doug Powell is closed"
>> Message-ID: <003001c5861b$8aa734e0$9d8dbe43@4hwvm01>
>>
>> I know it's a VERY tough business...and I'm sure the disappointments have
>> been many along the way for someone so talented...but as someone with no
>> musical talent whatsoever, such news of "turning off one's muse" doesn't
>> register one fuckin bit here. It's like giving up a kid for adoption...
>>
>> Music is in my heart and soul...and I am *merely* a listener. Even
>> so...there's no way I can turn it off.
>>
>> To chuck such talent in the trash is such a waste. God...please don't
>> tell
>> me he's gonna be a Todd Rundgren and think that writing computer code and
>> designing bad websites is on the same level as making pop
>> music...PPPPPFFFFHHH!
>>
>> Best wishes to Mr. Powell and family. I thank you for making music of
>> substanence that will linger in my world for many, many years.
>>
>> "I will be waiting here, don't say that there is no hope".
>>
>> P
>
> No offense, Pat but while you can *understand* how tough the music
> business(and there are few industries tougher right now, imho), you can't
> *know* how tough it is like an artist who has devoted a few decades to its
> pursuits and the constant sacrifices it brings to a family structure and
> one's personal decisions. Just like I can't possibly *know* the *real*
> struggles that go on in your profession, I can, though, empathize and
> begin
> to understand, though. He's not giving up, 'chucking' his talent
> behind,
> there are other things in life, especially after you've done something for
> 20+ years....i'm sure you just in a emotional moment above, but you are
> flat
> out wrong about chucking talent about leaving this kid up for adoption.
> He's
> a much, much bigger man to come to this decision with a 'to hell with my
> talents, I'm done' sort of thinking.
>
> I'll be talking to Doug later this week, so I don't have any official
> words
> on this front to share, but I can tell you this getting to know him over
> the
> last 7/8 y ears that Doug is supremely more talented in *many* areas
> outside
> of music that it may be hard to folks to fathom he has very real, better
> options to pursue outside of music (and he'd never say that in such a
> manner, I must add). His decision to concentrate on other endeavors was
> taken not just for what was best for his family(although, it certainly
> was)
> but where he felt God wanted to him to be at this juncture in his life.
> Doug is one of the most godly men I know...and he's all about doing what
> not
> pleases Doug Powell but what is going to further God's plan for his life.
>
> While i'm sure this will displease a few on this list to hear or at least
> elicit a groan, he's become an expert, over the years, in Christian
> apologetics, for example--- writing, publishing papers and working on a
> few
> books. Many of you know, he's an very talented graphic artist, web
> designer
> and Flash expert(I'm working on forgiving him on this front still,
> though....just joking!!), as well. He's also a very devoted husband and
> father so if music was chipping away at those priorities, there would be
> an
> adjustment there.
>
> There's just not enough support and big enough market for a guy like Doug
> Powell to merit devoting "XX" amount of hours of a week when those hours,
> especially after 20+ years of working in the music biz. Cold Fact: While
> many people listen, have heard his music and have been, hopefully,
> enriched,
> moved by his music, few *bought* it. And I know Doug is less bitter about
> this than 99.5% of most musicians and certainly myself with my own
> endeavors on the biz front. It's such an 'look-at-the-bright' attitude in
> all things that is an inspiration for me seek out 'the plan' for my own
> life
> right now, too . I have the sense Sir Powell will inspire me and others
> more outside of creating music, at this at this time in his life.
>
> On a much more brighter note, Doug and I will be talking this later this
> week of pulling together an album of his last recorded trax of the last
> year
> and Bsides, rarities, etc--which I've heard and they are, of course,
> excellent! So there will be at least one more installment to add to the
> Doug Powell discography...and music legacy.
>
> Peace On,
> Bruce
> @ Not Lame
>
>
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