Have you ever said something that was intended one way, but taken another way? Or explained something very clear to you, yet the person you were speaking to didn’t “get it?” It’s extremely frustrating or maddening when that happens to me with my wife, kids, friends – for me and for them. The irony: sometimes […]
Prince and Creating Spontaneity
The former guitar player for Prince was telling me about their rehearsals. If you’ve seen any video of Prince or seen him live, he goes off on jams that appear completely spontaneous. Sometimes they’re so off the wall, you wonder where they came up with the stuff they did! I asked him, how did you get from that place to this funky thing to this Pink Floyd thing to this breakdown, to this jammin’ stuff — and it all seems so spontaneous? And he said one word…
Bluegrass Confessional
Hey, my name is Tom! And I’m addicted to bluegrass.
I’ve got three CD players in my house, and each one reflects different styles of music I love. The one in my bedroom contains music by a Nashville bluegrass artist, Terry Comer. It’s actually been in my CD player for the last four months, I like it that much! This bluegrass confession may not mean much to you, but let me explain my history.
You see, I used to live in southern California. I was a rocker…
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