General Music Chat

Not familiar with Philip Glass? He's the modern classical music minimalist composer. His music is very repetitious and distinctive. I have several of his CDs, one where he covers Bowie-Eno works.

well I am not a frequent consumer of other peoples music, I haven't been for many decades.

after reviewing several pieces by Mr.Glass on youtube
I have to say, that I only wish we had something in common.
but I appreciate the sentiment.

I'm always surprised when I hear a musician say that he doesn't actively seek out and listen to music. Many on this board don't buy Cds, don't support local acts and don't keep up on current music and trends. This idea is very foreign to me. Being a voracious "consumer" of other people's music helps me be a better musician and write better music (i.e. music that people actually want to hear). It also allows you to build a network of musicians and other people in the business, which is important to succeed in music.

Not familiar with Philip Glass? He's the modern classical music minimalist composer. His music is very repetitious and distinctive. I have several of his CDs, one where he covers Bowie-Eno works.

well I am not a frequent consumer of other peoples music, I haven't been for many decades.

after reviewing several pieces by Mr.Glass on youtube
I have to say, that I only wish we had something in common.
but I appreciate the sentiment.

doing a little research?

I'm always surprised when I hear a musician say that he doesn't actively seek out and listen to music. Many on this board don't buy Cds, don't support local acts and don't keep up on current music and trends. This idea is very foreign to me. Being a voracious "consumer" of other people's music helps me be a better musician and write better music (i.e. music that people actually want to hear). It also allows you to build a network of musicians and other people in the business, which is important to succeed in music.

I understand your point of view, and it is perfectly legitimate, quite possibly preferable.

as well as the fact that we all judge success in different ways.

but ever since I picked up the guitar, I have been pressed for time and money and once I had loaded my limited resources into my creations, I had nothing left over for anyone else's
and as far as could see they didn't need it and I did, desperately.
unfortunate but...........there it is.

I'm always surprised when I hear a musician say that he doesn't actively seek out and listen to music. Many on this board don't buy Cds, don't support local acts and don't keep up on current music and trends. This idea is very foreign to me. Being a voracious "consumer" of other people's music helps me be a better musician and write better music (i.e. music that people actually want to hear). It also allows you to build a network of musicians and other people in the business, which is important to succeed in music.

I am not a voracious consumer of music. I only buy music, which actually resonates with me. I could give a sh*t about the the rest of it. There is a plethora of artists in the U.S. and abroad , whom I would not buy Cds from.. because buying their CDs wont make the music any better.