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Sunday, October 1st, 2006
What's it all for?
I was having an uninteresting conversation with myself the other day. The subject, with myself, was what drives us to do what we do.'See me'that drive to sucess can become all consuming and destructive. We stand in the world and wonder why the creator put us here. What has the people in our lives show up? All of us have gifts and it's a blessing when we can make a living from that gift. I have been a musician and writer/composer since high school and even turned down a contract with MGM back in the seventies.(Another story for another day.)I would play and perform, record and write but construction was the way I made a living-the 'see me'did not work or at least didn't drive me as concerns my art. As much as I love performing , writing and singing I chose to keep it an avocation. Now, later in my life I look to see the relevance of what I do and I find that the joy of creating music has taken on a new energy.Instead of an ego driven approach the music itself is the dynamic- the reason for doing what I do. I believe it to be a truer barometer to life and a joy. The songs are more real and communicate in a clearer way.(I trust) Perhaps the muse finds an easier path if you get out of the way.In any event it's a good exersise to examine the whys of what we do. I would be curious to know what drives other artists,performers,writers to do what they do.
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| Posted By Burning Sage Band @ 8:08 PM |
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