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| From | rob@splitsville.com |
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| Date | Tue, 15 May 2007 12:45:16 -0400 |
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>>I believe that lasting art is created
from desires of the heart, not the needs of the
pocketbook (get a day job!).
Desires, meaning what, exactly? Are some desires greater, more important or held to a higher standard than others? Are flowery, dream-like, peace-loving desires better than anger, death, self-hatred, revenge or a desire for destruction?
If so, then you must acknowledge that the late GG Allin's reasons for making music (and yep, some have called it 'art') are as valid as Ravi Shankar.
"It's the reason I played guitar," he once remarked. "Because of my nose."
-the 'he' being quoted? Pete Townshend, the godfather of us all.
>----- ------- Original Message ------- -----
>From: :audities@smoe.org
>To: audities@smoe.org
>Sent: Tue, 15 May 2007 -0700 (PDT) 08:57:53
>
>I had, like, four or five responses to this
>particular
>thread in various states of editing and composition
>
>(all scrapped now); please forgive me if I
>accidentally sent one that was in embryonic form.
>Shit
>happens...
>
>Stewart Mason wrote:
>
>>And yet...you're still here...
>
>Yes, I'm still here because even though my musical
>heart resides in prog/fusion land, I LOVE classic
>pop
>changes and artists who are able to blend various
>influences, and, occasionally, something mentioned
>here -- like, for instance, Self's "Subliminal
>Plastic
>Motives", or, more recently, Jeff Carlson's Sonata
>Form project "Harmony, Courage, Joy and IQ" -- will
>
>pop up and grab me my the danglers.
>
>So, yeah, I'm still here, listening -- critically.
>Got
>a problem with that? Wait, I just remembered
>you're,
>like, 6'5" -- I take that back!
>
>Why are YOU still here, Stewart? Seems like your
>tastes don't mirror those of the majority of this
>board either...not that there's anything wrong with
>
>that.
>
>Anyway, my whole point with regard to the indie
>musician/commerce thread is this: if you are an
>artist, and your goal is to make money via your
>art,
>I, personally, will call into question your
>motivation
>for creating. I believe that lasting art is created
>
>from desires of the heart, not the needs of the
>pocketbook (get a day job!). I believe there is a
>difference between inspired writing and
>by-the-numbers
>songcraft (do your own thing!). I believe that
>there
>are innovative writers in all genres, and that
>there
>are even more who are hacks trying to ride their
>coat-tails. My conscience demands that I separate
>the
>two, if only for my own musical sanity.
>
>Having said that, I also realize that I am
>painfully
>in the minority here, where a majority of folks
>could
>care less if it's original or not, as long as it
>sounds like [name of classic pop band here]. I gots
>no
>problem with that, but I choose not to listen to
>that
>stuff because, you know, I've heard those changes
>before. It's like eating leaf lettuce for lunch
>every
>day -- that stuff gets boring FAST, gimme some
>pickled
>beets once in awhile.
>
>Lastly, for those who scream "hypocrite!" because
>I've
>been a musician/co-writer in some overtly pop
>bands,
>remember, there's a difference between actually
>playing the music, and just listening to it as a
>fan.
>I won't listen to a lot of stuff that sounds
>obviously
>derivative, but if there's a level of complexity to
>
>the stuff, hell yeah, I'll play it! I love a
>challenge.
>
>Again, I am sorry if my original un-thought-out
>post
>bothered anyone here. After all, it's just music:
>if
>YOU like it, then it's good. That's all that
>matters.
>Don't let anyone sway you otherwise.
>
>kErrY
>www.myspace.com/kompost
>
>
>
>
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