December 2010
14 posts
“A THING OF BEAUTY (ENDYMION)
A thing of beauty is a joy for ever:
Its...”
– JOHN KEATS
WSJ: The New Rock-Star Paradigm →
Great article from The Wall Street Journal & lead singer of OK GO on the new ways artists are making livings in the world of music.
Take Your Time
So poignant. For those who are already expert at their craft there are perils to rushing or over rehearsing. Here Paul Shaffer frantically tries to reach Sammy Davis Jr. to select a song and schedule rehearsal before his appearance on the David Letterman show: “Every time I called [Sammy Davis Jr. to try and select a song or discuss rehearsal] he was either working or sleeping. He never did...
“There is nothing noble about being superior to some other man. The true nobility...”
– Hindu Proverb (via anexpedition)
Leonard Cohen... on songwriting
This is a great piece that’s stuck with me since I read it. The world of a songwriter gets lonely. One soul left alone to make sense of infinity. The excerpt below is from an excellent book, Songwriters on Songwriting by Paul Zollo, which I found to be an inspired manual to how all the other lone songwriters feel and approach the craft. Enjoy……
When asked if he felt that...
