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| From | "kerry_kompost" <kerry_kompost@yahoo.com> |
| Subject | Re: The Great Debate (No Answers Here) |
| Date | Tue, 15 May 2007 23:49:19 -0000 |
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I wrote:
>>But I'll say it again: music can most definitely be written at a
level which is considered high art, even if I'm the only one who
feels that way.<<
Benjamin Lukoff responded:
>No, you're not--of course it can--but very few have the luxury to
be able to devote enough time to the creation of said art without
having to worry about what they're going to live on.<
See, this is what I don't get. I work a 40-hour a week job. I have a
live-in girlfriend. I have a house and a yard to maintain. I fly
fish my ASS off (trust me, it's a major time commitment). I have no
children, by choice.
And, yet, here I have a 53-minute solo drum piece by fusion drummer
Marco Minneman that he sent me to compose music for, at my request.
I've written and fully demo'd almost thirteen minutes so far, all
instrumental and a LOT of guitar wanking, but who knows, I might
throw in some vocal sections of the urge hits me.
On weeknights, after my girlfriend crashes or settles into some
television or browsing, I go into my music room, fire up the
recorders, strap on a guitar or a bass or turn on a keyboard, and I
start writing. And recording. And embellishing. And overdubbing.
Then I move on to the next section of naked drums and do it over
again, except completely different (hopefully).
When I am done, I will have 53 minutes of original music over some
absolutely jaw-dropping drumming. Will the music be occasionally
pitchy or sloppy? Yes. Will there be bad engineering? Yes. Will some
musical ideas be sketchy? No doubt. Will it be high art? It will for
me because I've never attempted something this ambitious before.
That's why I feel a little less like laughing when people tell me
this shit can't be done. I'm doing it, I always have, and I'm ABLE
to do this because I KNOW WHAT I LIKE DOESN'T SELL, so I have to
make my OWN MONEY via a job.
It's not that hard. The bottom line, as always, is: it keeps me
amused.
When guys like Will Owsley say they're done writing music, I always
wonder, how can you turn it off just like that? How can you just
STOP? Because I can't. The day I stop hearing music in my head is
the day I die. Hopefully not before I finish the 53 minutes!!!
kErrY
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