About a month ago, I said my last goodbyes to my Nashville friends and packed my little car with what I decided would be worth taking – or at least, not worth leaving behind –…
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A Lesson From Meg Murray
IMG source http://dannimcgriffith.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/talosian1.jpg In Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle In Time, young Meg Murray must save her brother, Charles Wallace, from IT, a huge, menacing thing in the form of a human brain. Soon after arriving on the…
The Magic Of “Who Gives A Fuck?”
Since my third move back to Nashville, Monday before last, life has been more or less a nonstop adventure. True, logistics have occupied much of my days – driving back and forth between here and…
Road Reverie
If you’ve been driving long enough, you start to get this sense of surreal detachment… almost a dream state, where you’re not tired, but you’re not fully awake either – you’re just… driving. The world…
The Impossibility Of Being A Modern Artist
Over the past week, I’ve had a lot of time to think. One of the things I’ve thought about is the multitude of responsibilities we artists are required to take on, especially in this day…
Heat Of The Moment
Choice. It’s what creates our lives, though we may attribute that to things beyond our control. And, of course, there is a certain degree of that also. But choice we can control. How are choices…
The Advantage of Being LESS Creative
First off, I know the last few blog posts have been kind of spotty. I’m hoping to get back into it, starting now, with renewed urgency and regularity. Here we go… You know how when…
The Mystique of the “Big Record Deal”, Part 1
I’ve always thought a good deal about record deals. What are they? How does an artist, or a band, obtain one? What does the artist, or band, need to have, or do? Do they need…
Passion, Creativity, and Freedom
I thought I’d kick off the week with a brief post about Passion. Some of you might have seen/heard my song, Passion Play. I love that expression because it is indicative of what so many…
Pierson’s Six-Week Networking Goals
Pre-Preface: I’m about to repost this blog. It’s 9:05 in the morning on Thursday, March 6. I posted it last night, only to find that I had not included a header. Oops. The following preface…