I'm not sure what got into me today. There's a lot that I could say about this piece and the style - let me try to make it short here.
My mom will probably call me this morning and tell me how great this is and I should make a song out of it etc...... oh, and she's not the only one. The fact is more people in the entire universe would probably vote this one in as my best mblog entry yet. To be fair, it might be the most accessible and recognizable sound (coming from me) that fits into the piano bar/background music category, one that almost everyone has encountered out in public.
As an artist working pretty hard to make something uniquely mine this is an utter failure - a copout.
Now, I'm being extreme here but it's to make a point. If I want to swing into the middle of the gray area, I would say that I felt like playing something nice and easy and drew on my years of experience playing like this. If I don't try very hard this will just come out and it's easy on the ears - why not!
Yet, tomorrow I'll get back in and work to invent something no-one's ever heard before. The music I want to create the most seems to be what everyone else wants to hear the least. This is sad. I have to reconcile this difference to continue a fifty year endeavor - my life's work. This is maybe the biggest challenge for me at this stage of my career.
Fortunately I'm up for it. This is the stuff life is made of. It's why I decided to put myself right in the middle of a most vibrant environment, and conquer all the unrealized goals I have. I believe I have plenty of time to accomplish a lot and enjoy the process while doing it.
My mom will probably call me this morning and tell me how great this is and I should make a song out of it etc...... oh, and she's not the only one. The fact is more people in the entire universe would probably vote this one in as my best mblog entry yet. To be fair, it might be the most accessible and recognizable sound (coming from me) that fits into the piano bar/background music category, one that almost everyone has encountered out in public.
As an artist working pretty hard to make something uniquely mine this is an utter failure - a copout.
Now, I'm being extreme here but it's to make a point. If I want to swing into the middle of the gray area, I would say that I felt like playing something nice and easy and drew on my years of experience playing like this. If I don't try very hard this will just come out and it's easy on the ears - why not!
Yet, tomorrow I'll get back in and work to invent something no-one's ever heard before. The music I want to create the most seems to be what everyone else wants to hear the least. This is sad. I have to reconcile this difference to continue a fifty year endeavor - my life's work. This is maybe the biggest challenge for me at this stage of my career.
Fortunately I'm up for it. This is the stuff life is made of. It's why I decided to put myself right in the middle of a most vibrant environment, and conquer all the unrealized goals I have. I believe I have plenty of time to accomplish a lot and enjoy the process while doing it.