Tag Archives: musician
Six Signs That You Are A Musician
Seems a lot of people are in the air with the question, “Am I a musician?” I thought I’d make it a bit easier by giving you a trail guide pointing you in the direction of whether or not you … Continue reading
Working A Day Job
I talk a lot about my opinions on working a day job, i.e. a 9 – 5, when your heart is elsewhere. Many people have to work a day job they don’t like. I can list a slew of friends … Continue reading
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You Need Chaos in Your Soul
You need chaos in your soul to give birth to a dancing star. –Friedrich Nietzsche I spend a lot of time involved in wild flights of fantasy, where I imagine strange and extraordinary things occurring, meeting the right people in the right places, magical results coming from little creations. And when I’m … Continue reading
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Bukowski, Why Be a Poet, Why Ignite Sparks
(photo credit Largo Poet) “If you’re going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don’t even start. This could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives and maybe even your mind. It could mean not eating for three or four days. It … Continue reading
Don’t Believe Everything You Think
I passed a bumper sticker yesterday that said “Don’t believe everything you think.” We think we know everything, because our minds lie to us about knowing everything in order to keep some sense of order in a completely insane world … Continue reading
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Former Students Urge Creative Writing Teacher To Pursue Her Music
As I was perusing creative news today, I found an article about a teacher, Carlo Dawson, 33, whose students reciprocated her efforts to support their creativity by encouraging her to follow her musical dreams. Dawson had brought in her guitar … Continue reading
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Your Title: Does it Define You As a Person?
There’s a joke (but it’s actually true in my experience) that in Los Angeles, anywhere you go, whether ordering food, buying groceries or performing yoga moves, someone is definitely going to ask you, “So…what do you DO?” I have to … Continue reading
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Musician? Writer? Poet? Do We Have to Be One or the Other?
Today, I was interviewing a local lady for the paper. She started talking about how she does writing for a living, but she loves photography and painting. She lamented about how when she was growing up she struggled a lot with … Continue reading
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