Pitkähköä viestiä Devy laittanut: No release date, and Stravinsky is dead, so no worries! Me on the other hand...thinking less, writing more, stopping lots, starting sometimes, on the verge of being pretty clear, but a strong wind could blow it in either direction. Going to light a fire and think. Analyzing addiction...every thing you get past opens up a ton of shit you hadn't considered. Pain, there's an interesting thing to be hung up on...it branches into places you hadn't recognized. That was a hell of a speech that man gave, whichever way you lean. Still believe in Infinity as the metaphor for God, I'm not a Christian, although it was interesting coming to that conclusion...Neither am I a Satanist, and that was interesting too. No matter how far you go in any direction, you're still in the middle, you never move, time doesn't exist, it's a singularity for the observer that allows the flow to celebrate. The whole hippy ethic and the rhetoric is true, but in a larger sense, is just seems like a stupid thing to focus on. I had a dream about dimensions the other night, watching myself at every stage of life, observing the trials and it was kind of amusing. All stages occured simultaneously and were lessons as opposed to =true= experiences. Cats are special. Heard something strange on the top of a mountain the other day. Designing a guitar and an amp...is it for commerce or for art? I think it's a combination. Am I cool with that? So far...the guys at the company understand the music...(which is motivating.) Dealing with other peoples perceptions of 'me' vs. the true me. The true me? Analytical, and very basic. Issac Asimov had said that ours is a universe based on war and games. Other universes may be different, but that's our deal. So there is no 'Peace', even choosing to abstain puts you on the offensive, so the best bet is to keep your eyes open and stay clear. Aikido is a cool concept. Can't quite quit coffee, I get a titanic headache. I like construction. Is it US or THEM? I hate the teletubbies. If I could make a good living doing something else, I'd consider it... Karl Jung, The Collective Unconscious. Watching friends with kids slide back into heroin... >: The music I've written vs. the music I play are very different. I think addiction comes into that as well. Addicted to image and power as opposed to having the balls to just do what is 'right'...(that plus, I don't have enough of that stuff to make a record) and have people say 'he's lost it' when the truth might be that a) I never had it, or b) what I truly am isn't that interesting to most folks. I think Infinity and fractals, yet write subversive layers. Why? I suppose in some ways It makes me think I'm really clever, on another I feel I'm led and don't trust the guide, on another I think I'm just being honest, and others interpretations of the intention I take to heart and lose the plot. I'm trying to stop going to porn sites. I think they fuck up my perception. Ableton Live is great, but annoyingly gimmicky in some ways. Logic studio is getting closer but the audio editing is a joke. I FLY on Protools, but some of it is just dinosaur technology. (8 looks nice though). Things lately that haven't totally offended me: First song on Frengers by Mew. An older Afghan Whigs song 'Sights And Sounds' new record. Some new song by Air Paul Horn Ravi Shankar Rapoon - Darker By Light (8 times today already...15 yesterday.) Some things that have: Hinder Gear Salesmen A lie from a friend WHERE IS THE PERFECT AMP? ...we'll see. An old Superbass 100? An original '59 Bassman (or twin) A Komet? A Dumble? A Trainwreck? A Peavey? A Mesa? A Wizard? A Crate? A Hand-sheened zippozappo 900 watt plus with tungsten-dipped-kaffufflebuffers? You can't have it all, so choose a style and commit. THERES the 100k question. I'm a metalhead! ...no I want to compose! Ambient! Trance! Humor! 50's! Hard Rock! Pop! Fuck it, let's go to the beach, the ocean is at LEAST 50x heavier than job for a cowboy. Producing bands is a HELL of a job. I've aged more in three years than I ever have. I have, officially made the shittiest sounding metal record ever, polished some turds till they fucking GLEAMED, and have been offended mortally by several ideologies. Got a flu shot today, feels like I was kicked in the bicep by a mule. My least favorite 'emoticon' - Oh well, I'll stop hijacking Devins posts now, thanks for listening! Nived Dnesnwot. "I only know two kinds of people; those who obey me and those who die." -Chuck Norris | Carvin-huone: http://muusikoiden.net/huoneet/tiedot.php?id=787 |