Oh, Kakki - thank you for the very nice compliment! I feel that I can do a
whole lot better, though. I don't mean better than Joni, because I think
that's not possible, but better than myself in any previous time. To do
better involves total abandonment in the music - a loss of sense of self.
The closest I ever came to feeling like I was out of the way ("in the
zone"?) was singing Wolf in Topsfield. I don't know what happened then, but
I felt that what came out during most of that song was better than anything
that had ever before happened to me during a performance or practicing. The
perception of the result is an individual experience, though - two different
people might have two different perceptions, and musical taste is so
individual that one person might not like the result at all, while the other
person would think it was nice. I felt good about Wolf that time, but other
people might not have liked it, or maybe they don't like the way I sing. I
feel that people are entitled to their musical tastes. I have a very dear
sister - we are very close in opinion about most things, but she just
doesn't "get" Joni at all. It's strange, but I accept it. Losing a sense
of self in the process of making music is easier when not singing because
there's less going on. I know a lot of short, relatively easy but beautiful
piano pieces that I like to play. Each time I play one of them, the result
is a little different. Sometimes something magical happens and the song
comes out more beautiful than ever before. This is a very exciting event to
me and makes all the previous attempts worthwhile.
Marian
On 04 December 2001 11:31, Kakki [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote:
> Marian,
>
> All I can say (and always have maintained) is that you have "covered" a
> number of Joni songs better than Joni herself and I think she would agree
> with that!
>
> Kakki
