Wow. Powerful thoughts. Thanks for ending your lurking, and for sharing with us!
-- Ernie P. On Jan 3, 2013, at 5:01 PM, ryangtanaka <[email protected]> wrote: > So in short, I would say that the music world right now needs a few more > songs that are about things coming to an end. It should be about development, > innovation, growth and decay, redemption, reassessments, change — reflecting > the conditions of the world ever-changing. And during those times of extreme > duress, audience members will have at least have a few things to choose from > as models for arriving at solutions, resolutions, or plans of escape. Yes, > all good things must come to an end, but so do bad things too, and life can > in fact get better when the right choices are made in how we decide to > proceed forward. > > This is what gives the artist the power to lead society toward something > better, in their ability to imagine what the future may look like, and using > their skills in order to depict what needs to be done in order to “get > there”. And in doing so they can re-affirm themselves as a “necessary” part > of the a broader social process, making it easier to garner support from > their audiences and public at large. Will they be up for the task? Only time > will tell. > > > -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org
