• 26Aug 07

  Mimmick or music?

  There sure is a lot of CRAP out there. There are a lot of wanna-bes out there mimicking the sounds they hear by the "artists" they listen to. Thats what makes mme sick about "American Idol". What crap! Look at all those wannabes getting up there and doing their mimick thing. Its terrible. Theres nothing unique about any of them. Just alot of people sounding all the same. See, the mark of a true artist is the fact that he or she DOESNT sound or look or move the samme way everybody else does. Thats what moves music in new directions. Elvis was unique, the Beatles were unique, so was Dylan and Sam Cooke. Thats what I have strived for. I think Ive accomplished that. I guess I havent been in the right place at the right time. I havent had the right person or persons hear my **** or seen me perform.

  Another thing that makes an artist an artist is the ability to write songs that are potential HITS. Not just one or two but many. Ive always felt that the greatest hit songs were simple and short. Three or four minutes in length. Somrthing simple and short and "catchy". The "hook" is extremely important. Its the hook that catches in peoples minds so that they go about their business whistling or humming the tune. It sticks in their mind. Thats the whole point of it. Thats what makes it a hit. Ive written a few hundred tunes in my time with these thoughts in mind. This how Ive always done it and will continue to do so.

  Maybe at some point along the line, the right person in the right place at the right time might take notice. One can only hope. Right?

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