Some songs I hear for the first time and I’m just floored. “You Are Not Alone,” performed by Mavis Staples is one of those songs. The lyric is simple, but deep. The chords and melody, likewise are pretty straight forward. But there are some kinks. Watch for the moment about 30 seconds in, right … Continue reading Saturday Songwriting: Through the Woods
“Let me tell you something, brother. The notes are right underneath your fingers, baby. You just gotta take the time out to play the right notes; that’s life. Ray Charles, from Jamie Foxx’s interview on the Tim Ferriss podcast. I was talking to a friend about guitar practice. A few years ago we had … Continue reading “The Notes are Right Under Your Fingers”
I was asked the other day something like, is there courage involved in doing your Work, your writing?Thinking about it I said, I don’t know, I don’t think about it that way. For me that word courage is asking my writing to mantle too much. I don’t know if I can be brave, but … Continue reading Is it Courage?
Every Tunesday I post a boldly imperfect, one-take song draft of a song. This was written from a prompt offered on July 10th, "Morse Code" (You can receive a new prompt every Friday in time for Happy Hour by signing up here). https://youtu.be/3Kf01MVHzfY Footsteps tap along the roadDots & dashes of morse codeSilver quarters in … Continue reading Tunesday: Oct 20th: Curtain Won’t Quite Close
These days, it seems, I’m always juggling just a bit more than I can handle. If I happen to have some free time, I like to fill it with more things. I know this isn’t quite optimal. I’m a human being, not the terminator. I need time to rest, relax and let go to be … Continue reading The Weekly Plan
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