I just have a couple of quick things on my mind, not enough for a full entry…

1. “Experience” doesn’t have the slightest thing to do with “change.” It was inexperience that built this Government in the first place.

Also, Rocky Balboa was considered inexperienced.

Ok, politcal things aside. My issue right now is with “Pink.” The singer.

I struggle a lot with the fact that no matter how much I have my heart invested in music, somebody is going to think what I’m doing is fake or contrived. So with that, it makes it harder for me when I feel that way about someone else, because I have no idea how they really feel… Just because something sounds contrived, doesn’t mean it is.

I also think that talking negatively about other musicians is going backwards in confidence in yourself. Let me explain. A few years ago I attended a clinic with Livingston Taylor, Berklee teacher and brother to James. He was known for teaching a “stage performance” class. Sounds silly, but although I never took it, it was one of the most popular classes at Berklee. Not so much to learn how to look or present yourself on stage. But just an insight into a musicians true home. One of the safest places for a musician to be. A place where many like me can’t help but drop out everything else in their life completely for an entire set time. I’m veering off course, sort of.

At this clinic, Livingston explained how important an audience and/or listener is. He talked about being off stage and criticizing other performers. How much we cut each other down all the time. We put respect aside and judge our fellow musicians. And then when we get up on stage, we are plagued with thoughts of that happening to us. We know we do it so we know others are doing it to us. That can eat into our confidence. As much as you want to think you’ve got a handle on it…you’re confident…it still effects you…you’re out to win an audience. They’re not eating out of the palm of your hand, you’re eating out of theirs. And you know this.

So, he said to be positive. If you have to say something about another band, say “this breaks my heart.” That was a joke, but a memorable part of the clinic that me and my friend Eric always bring up. His point is.. don’t push your respect aside for judgment. Give people credit. You don’t have to like anything. You don’t have to listen to anything. But having a better attitude towards your fellow musicians will give you a better attitude on stage. And even though it won’t change the fact that there are still people cutting you down in the back of the venue, you truly don’t care anymore. You’re having way too much fun, you have way too much confidence.

Now that I’ve said that… I am over Pink. Not that I was ever under her. But her, along with countless other artists have been tolerable. She has a decent voice. Here is my gripe. Whoever is writing her songs, whether it be her or Linda Perry, I just don’t buy them. I feel like she’s got a good enough, unique enough voice to be singing about some real good shit…but she wastes her time making fun of other pop stars by singing mock songs or making mock videos, which make her just as bad as any of them. And her song “Dear Mr. President” is way too late, and frankly not powerful enough without a video of poor people in the background of her. This new(er) song that no one really knows if its her or Kelly Clarkson, playing the part of the independent, strong woman. Like, yeah, we get it. Guys go to clubs to get laid and you go to have fun and guys can go scratch. I just feel like Linda Perry writes really good songs for pop stars who only have their pop status to keep them going (Britney Spears specifically, her voice isn’t what made her famous). But just because Linda Perry is a cool Rocker 4 Non Blondes chick that Pink can hang out and drink beers with, doesn’t mean she needs to write Pink’s songs.

Point is… Pink needs to step it up. There’s way more music out there for her voice. She needs to stop singing about being different and start being different. She can do it.

Go Pink.

Haha. Can you tell I listen to radio on the way home from work?

Ok back to American Idol.

Currently Listening to:

JACK SHIT