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I've found out recently that two of the musicians I most admire got their best songs from weird places.
Jimi Hendrix claimed that a lot of his songs came from dreams he had. Purple Haze for instance came from a dream where he was walking along the bottom of the sea.
Then there's Brian Wilson, who was on TV last night in a Beach Boys docu, and made claims about having 'help' with his lyrics from some higher presence.
Then you have to think about people like John Lennon. I'm not sure where he got his ideas from, but he most likely would give you some similar response to the above if he was able.
It's a really interesting subject in terms of creativity and I'm wondering whether anyone knows of some similar accounts, but from film makers.
The real question is, is anyone convinced?
Jimi Hendrix claimed that a lot of his songs came from dreams he had. Purple Haze for instance came from a dream where he was walking along the bottom of the sea.
Then there's Brian Wilson, who was on TV last night in a Beach Boys docu, and made claims about having 'help' with his lyrics from some higher presence.
Then you have to think about people like John Lennon. I'm not sure where he got his ideas from, but he most likely would give you some similar response to the above if he was able.
It's a really interesting subject in terms of creativity and I'm wondering whether anyone knows of some similar accounts, but from film makers.
The real question is, is anyone convinced?
Yeah well to be honest this search for a love-only mainstream music culture will probably never be found. As long as it gets played in clubs, people will buy it. And as long as it appears on top of the pops and heard on radio 1, then once again it will get bought.
We live in a country where REM (for F's sake) can have a song in the charts placed 15th, where Geri Halliwell has the top spot.
Someone ain't playin with straight dice.
Anyone got Heavy Weather, by Weather Report by the way? It's the best thing I've heard in years, and has no space for crap vocals, because there aren't any!
We live in a country where REM (for F's sake) can have a song in the charts placed 15th, where Geri Halliwell has the top spot.
Someone ain't playin with straight dice.
Anyone got Heavy Weather, by Weather Report by the way? It's the best thing I've heard in years, and has no space for crap vocals, because there aren't any!
Oh I absolutely agree.
Cave on Jools was fantastic.
There are some bands out there that do it for the love, it's just so hard to hear them.
X-fm is one of the best radio stations, in the space of an hour this morning they played:
Jimi Hendrix
Rage Against The Machine
Talking Heads
The Beatles
I listen to a lot of music, and none of it makes an impact in the charts, or if it does, it's a fad that moves on.
Currently in my cd player:
Gorecki
Parliment
Dr John
Henry Rollins
Death in Vegas
Clutch
I think people are slowly waking up to the money only music.
Currently there's a trend for Limp Bizkit, Papa Roach, Crazytown etc.
Whilst I dont like these bands, I'd rather watch a 2nd rate group that write songs, play instruments and care as opposed to whatever is the latest pop thing.
Cave on Jools was fantastic.
There are some bands out there that do it for the love, it's just so hard to hear them.
X-fm is one of the best radio stations, in the space of an hour this morning they played:
Jimi Hendrix
Rage Against The Machine
Talking Heads
The Beatles
I listen to a lot of music, and none of it makes an impact in the charts, or if it does, it's a fad that moves on.
Currently in my cd player:
Gorecki
Parliment
Dr John
Henry Rollins
Death in Vegas
Clutch
I think people are slowly waking up to the money only music.
Currently there's a trend for Limp Bizkit, Papa Roach, Crazytown etc.
Whilst I dont like these bands, I'd rather watch a 2nd rate group that write songs, play instruments and care as opposed to whatever is the latest pop thing.
Cteativity and expression does live on in music of the present, it's just that you have to dig a bit deeper than before.
Nick Cave isn't one of my favourite artists, but he sure does seem to have a grip of something quite rare. Did anyone see him on Later with Jools last week? That was one of the most moving things I've ever seen.
Same programme was Neil Finn - he has written a lot of crap with crowded house, but some of his songs have a beauty that could easily be compared with the efforts of McCartney.
Money is unfortunately what it's all about today. I doubt very much that music will come full circle, but you never know what will happen when people wake up to what is happening.
I'm big into fusion and acid jazz, as well as whatever p-funk type stuff is going on at the time. Chilis are a good example of such a movement being quite calmly moved through to the forefront of popular music.
Ask a lot of their fans who George Clinton is, and you'll probably get: "Wasn't he a president?"
All of this is good, because it's about something other than money. Jamiroquai too - they have the ability to bring to the masses something rarely focused on.
So if you're into what I'm into, the music is just as creative and incredible as it was 30 years ago. Well nearly anyway.
Nick Cave isn't one of my favourite artists, but he sure does seem to have a grip of something quite rare. Did anyone see him on Later with Jools last week? That was one of the most moving things I've ever seen.
Same programme was Neil Finn - he has written a lot of crap with crowded house, but some of his songs have a beauty that could easily be compared with the efforts of McCartney.
Money is unfortunately what it's all about today. I doubt very much that music will come full circle, but you never know what will happen when people wake up to what is happening.
I'm big into fusion and acid jazz, as well as whatever p-funk type stuff is going on at the time. Chilis are a good example of such a movement being quite calmly moved through to the forefront of popular music.
Ask a lot of their fans who George Clinton is, and you'll probably get: "Wasn't he a president?"
All of this is good, because it's about something other than money. Jamiroquai too - they have the ability to bring to the masses something rarely focused on.
So if you're into what I'm into, the music is just as creative and incredible as it was 30 years ago. Well nearly anyway.
Personally, I believe that music in that era was about expressing personal artistic freedom, the love of a song, a melody that wont leave you alone.
McCartney said he woke with the tune to "Let it Be" in his head but was sure he'd heard it somewhere before.
It was about passion, love of music, wanting to express emotions and feelings.
Now, for 90% of the stuff you hear, it's about the bottom dollar.
That's all that matters.
Hearsay.
Did you see or hear "I want to be in this band because I love music, I feel I have to create music or I will suffocate"
or
"I want to be famous"
Whether it's a divine Muse that delivers these tunes, or taking psychotropic substances, creativity is no longer flourishing.
Tis a shame
McCartney said he woke with the tune to "Let it Be" in his head but was sure he'd heard it somewhere before.
It was about passion, love of music, wanting to express emotions and feelings.
Now, for 90% of the stuff you hear, it's about the bottom dollar.
That's all that matters.
Hearsay.
Did you see or hear "I want to be in this band because I love music, I feel I have to create music or I will suffocate"
or
"I want to be famous"
Whether it's a divine Muse that delivers these tunes, or taking psychotropic substances, creativity is no longer flourishing.
Tis a shame
There's something to this idea, Bill Hicks believed it was the use of "additives":
Lennon "I am the Walrus" and "Imagine all the people"
Jimi "'Scuse me while I kiss the sky"
Dylan "I'm on the pavement thinkin' 'bout the government"
Today:
"Because we want to..."
"Reach for the sky"
"no no..no no no no...no no no no..no no there's no limits"
I think the evidence speaks for itself.
Lennon "I am the Walrus" and "Imagine all the people"
Jimi "'Scuse me while I kiss the sky"
Dylan "I'm on the pavement thinkin' 'bout the government"
Today:
"Because we want to..."
"Reach for the sky"
"no no..no no no no...no no no no..no no there's no limits"
I think the evidence speaks for itself.
I've found out recently that two of the musicians I most admire got their best songs from weird places.
Jimi Hendrix claimed that a lot of his songs came from dreams he had. Purple Haze for instance came from a dream where he was walking along the bottom of the sea.
Then there's Brian Wilson, who was on TV last night in a Beach Boys docu, and made claims about having 'help' with his lyrics from some higher presence.
Then you have to think about people like John Lennon. I'm not sure where he got his ideas from, but he most likely would give you some similar response to the above if he was able.
It's a really interesting subject in terms of creativity and I'm wondering whether anyone knows of some similar accounts, but from film makers.
The real question is, is anyone convinced?
Jimi Hendrix claimed that a lot of his songs came from dreams he had. Purple Haze for instance came from a dream where he was walking along the bottom of the sea.
Then there's Brian Wilson, who was on TV last night in a Beach Boys docu, and made claims about having 'help' with his lyrics from some higher presence.
Then you have to think about people like John Lennon. I'm not sure where he got his ideas from, but he most likely would give you some similar response to the above if he was able.
It's a really interesting subject in terms of creativity and I'm wondering whether anyone knows of some similar accounts, but from film makers.
The real question is, is anyone convinced?