Thoughtful post. That is one reason I like to listen to (or go hear) music I don't want to try to play. It is easier to turn off that voice in my head and just enjoy music for what is is rather than thinking who it is, what they are playing, are they in tune, is it "traditional" enough blah, blah blah... On that tack, I was listening to Joan Jett recently and she really knocked me out! Check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVlcAJFTPRo Man, she still looks and sounds great! I also try to make an effort now and again to spend time with a friend who is not a musician.
On Nov 19, 12:49 pm, mistertaterbug <[email protected]> wrote: > I borrowed "The Music Lesson" from David Grier. It's a book filled > with a lot of interesting insights of ways to look at music, how it > relates to life situations and life in general and our interpretation > of it or lack thereof. I find it to be enlightening in some ways and > far-fetched in others, which may be a reflection of my own ignorance > or resistance to what lies within the book's pages. I'd say it's worth > a read though. Here's a quote that I came upon today that I must > confess to being all too familiar with... > > "...Humans only hear what they want to hear. Play a record for a > musician, and before he can listen to it he has to know who it is. And > once he knows, he decides what it sounds like before he ever hears it, > solely based on what he thinks he knows about the performer. What > difference does it make who it is? What does it sound like and how > does it make you feel? That is what is important. " > > Guilty as charged. > Taterbug -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=.
