music

Here's some inspiration...

It's rare to come upon an original musician these days. Perhaps it's not any rarer than before, but with the millions of songs coming out per day, it takes time to work through the dredge.

To be honest, most of it seems uninventive, as if the singers/song-writers/bands settled at mimicking their favorite bands without moving on (or taking the time?) to discover their own sound.

Perhaps I'm too critical. But the truth is, I can tell exactly who some of these musicians grew up listening to.

I'm nobody! Who are you?
Are you nobody, too?
Then there's a pair of us--don't tell!
They'd banish us, you know.

How dreary to be somebody!
How public, like a frog
To tell your name the livelong day
To an admiring bog!

--Emily Dickinson

A song, a poem, and some fun sites make the perfect recipe for creative juices.

We have our calling. We've been guided, gifted, and inspired by our mentor. We're grounded in the Church--as a friend said, the audience breathes with the liturgy of the worship. Now the question is who are our enemies and allies? What is the rhythm of our journey?

(And what is your favorite color?)

I just got home from the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Do you mind if I blabber? Because in my blown-away state, all I can do is blabber.

Tonight's performance: Verdi's Requiem, and it was hands down, without a doubt, and every other cliche in the recipe box you can find to mean "completely," "totally," and "utterly" the best, most incredible performance I've ever been to in my life.

This made me want to find Mr. Softee, get some soft-serve ice cream, feel it run down my chin, then spin in circles in my front yard.

We need a breather.

Or at least, I do.

The other day, Kim and Jason of Escape Adulthood (a great blog for rediscovering enjoyment of life) talked about music that has meaning in your life.

I live to my own soundtrack. You guys know that I have annual theme songs (this year's being Sinatra's "I'm Gonna Live Until I Die").

Did you know that I cling to songs like a security blanket?