jonvanoss
Monday, June 07, 2004
life theorem
It's really something when you get completely shaken up. I thought it would be work that would do something like that to me. But it wasn't. Not by a long shot. Instead, the unthinkable happened. How much can I write about something and still be completely vague? Not too long, I guess, but suffice it to say, I'm in a bad place right now. I'm in a place where I have to be patient. I'm not a patient person. I never have been. I hated being a baby because I wasn't patient enough to wait for my motor skills to develop. I wasn't patient as an adolescent because I wanted to have privileges exclusive to an 18 year old. I'm not happy now because I want answers to questions I can't even ask. So how about that?
I will say that this experience has inspired the best songwriting I've ever done. In a month and a half I've written 7 songs, most of which were written in a 2 week period, and all of which were individually written in single nights. Musical inspirations were The Beatles, ELO, Bowie, etc. The usuals. I also bought an acoustic/electric guitar last week. An Ovation Celebrity. I got it used and it looks brand new. I'm pretty happy with it. It's got a nice bright sound, and it means no more trying to hold my Yamaha acoustic up to a microphone (since I don't have a mic stand). Anyway, this guitar has already enhanced two of the newer songs I've written. It's a great thing. Now if I could just buy some drums (and learn how to play them)...
I still haven't forgotten pictures, but I don't have any worth posting. My goal is to head to Grand Rapids with a video camera and get shots of bad neighborhoods. That stuff really turns me on, man. I could drive around Detroit for days. There's something inspiring about so many buildings, especially if they're run-down. Grand Rapids has Division Street, Detroit has it's entire city, and New York has it's areas (mostly due to its age). I also love Chicago, but I have to say that it looses a few points due to the fact that it's so clean (and white).
Abruptly switching topics, I'm not a fan of track (the sport).
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I will say that this experience has inspired the best songwriting I've ever done. In a month and a half I've written 7 songs, most of which were written in a 2 week period, and all of which were individually written in single nights. Musical inspirations were The Beatles, ELO, Bowie, etc. The usuals. I also bought an acoustic/electric guitar last week. An Ovation Celebrity. I got it used and it looks brand new. I'm pretty happy with it. It's got a nice bright sound, and it means no more trying to hold my Yamaha acoustic up to a microphone (since I don't have a mic stand). Anyway, this guitar has already enhanced two of the newer songs I've written. It's a great thing. Now if I could just buy some drums (and learn how to play them)...
I still haven't forgotten pictures, but I don't have any worth posting. My goal is to head to Grand Rapids with a video camera and get shots of bad neighborhoods. That stuff really turns me on, man. I could drive around Detroit for days. There's something inspiring about so many buildings, especially if they're run-down. Grand Rapids has Division Street, Detroit has it's entire city, and New York has it's areas (mostly due to its age). I also love Chicago, but I have to say that it looses a few points due to the fact that it's so clean (and white).
Abruptly switching topics, I'm not a fan of track (the sport).
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