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Somebody on Facebook shared a video of David Bowie speaking “on the Need for Authenticity in Music”. The “artist” who shared it commented “very difficult to do if you depend on your art as a livelihood.” Been there. But I didn’t consider myself an artist at the time because I wasn’t making a lot […]
Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win. Sun Tzu Your country is overrun with armies of those you wanted to exile You’re already marginalized by the overwhelming presence of those you wanted to marginalize Your voices are being drowned out […]
The American Dream can be defined as our national ethos, Greek for “character”. It’s not a terribly broad leap then to see the President as our national persona, the face we collectively show to the world. We may be able to disguise our character with a convincing mask but there can’t be a faceless mask. […]
“Here’s the outside/here’s the scene” It’s so strange. I’ve only been writing art songs for a fraction of the time I’ve been a music professional. So it’s still exciting every time, especially performing for strangers. That’s not the strange part. The strange part is the audience vibe since I’ve been doing it this way. It’s […]
I am so sick of modestly articulate people of average intelligence telling everybody what isn’t possible or practical. We can’t afford universal health care, but it’s practical to pay millions for one single tomahawk missile. It’s not practical to vote for Bernie Sanders. California can’t secede. What is practical, these people say, is to stay […]