Community has always been one of the most important legs on the stool I rest my songwriting on. It should be a no brainer. The more people that join in, the better music gets. But community also to be one of the first things I forget. I was reminded about the importance of community again … Continue reading Saturday Songwriting: Where the Mountain Would Be
Today, I started the process learning a new app to which I recently I subscribed. Finding out how it works; what are its bells and whistles? As I attempted to connect the app to a different program I use, I was prompted to upgrade (and pay more). The bells and whistles are doled out at … Continue reading Bells and Whistles
You’ll likely know The Serenity Prayer: God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; the courage to change the things I can; and the wisdom to know the difference. The problem is in the final caveat: How and where do I gain the wisdom to know the difference?I think Ben Bergeron suggested an … Continue reading The Serenity Prayer Problem
Every Tunesday I post a boldly imperfect, one-take song draft of a song. https://youtu.be/IUAr5FrNrw0 Can’t sleep tonightfor the roses in my sheetsCan’t sleep tonightFor the thorns my soul does keepThe highway is all backed upThe devil’s toasting cheersThe good times are here Don’t want to fightwith the rise of the leveeDon’t want to fightwith the … Continue reading Tunesday: Sept. 8th: The Good Times Are Here
One of the lessons of Tiny Habits is to simply watch what I’m already doing, (without judgment) and build on that. This is a way of looking at where my motivations lie. (It’s also a lesson of from animal trainers—try as I might, climbing a tree is a behavior I’m not likely to elicit from … Continue reading Reading the News
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