Comments on: How can an artist be original?

By: Praise the Lord for Black Sabbath

Praise the Lord for Black Sabbath — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 03:33:36 +0000

[...] to which they were destined if they didn’t ‘make it’. Their music was true. It resonated. It resonated with millions of kids out there like myself -even years later- who also were trying [...]

By: I give up. I’m just gonna ROCK

I give up. I’m just gonna ROCK — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 06:54:26 +0000

[...] That’s right. I’m changing my ways. Oh yes, you will still get the occasional well reasoned, intellectualized, uber-brilliant post (in my own mind anyway), but I’m realizing I lag too [...]

By: Seen it all? Try ‘Pomplamoose’.

Seen it all? Try ‘Pomplamoose’. — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:42:39 +0000

[...] surprising me. And definitely not anything exciting me or moving me. How could there be anything? It’s all been done. And done. And done. And [...]

By: Faith vs. Art?

Faith vs. Art? — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 06:49:06 +0000

[...] chord progressions or drum tones or lyrics –they react to them. And they react to that which resonates and what resonates with people is when something rings true. When it feels like someone finally [...]

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:10:27 +0000

“Originality consists of hiding your sources”… =)

By: Michael Jackson: The Ultimate Fallen Star

Michael Jackson: The Ultimate Fallen Star — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 04:54:54 +0000

[...] most comfortable in life when he is performing. I believe that is what caused such a worldwide resonance -Michael Jackson was only truly himself when he was on a stage. And because he didn’t quite [...]

By: keith

keith — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 05:41:21 +0000

Thanks steve. Indeed they are something to hold on to. It’s like a ‘mountain top’ experience can be had in the most unusual places when we least expect it. And it’s those resonating experiences that give clarity and a new perspective when we enter back into the ’9 to 5′ of everyday life.

By: Steve Love

Steve Love — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 04:20:42 +0000

This is excellent. I love when people can look beyond the surface of the question of whether or not there's any new artistic ground to be discovered out there. It reminded me of a poetry reading by Louise Gluck and Franz Wright that I attended a few years ago. I wrote about it back then, but the poets' answers to this same question (from the standpoint of poetry, of course) mirrors much of what you said here. Wright said that poetry has resonance and shows him that everyone has had similar experiences — only the techniques for describing those experiences are new. Gluck said those new descriptions can restore meaning or breathe new life into old things that have become stale. And I think knowing that there's little chance of something new out there, for me, makes those moments of resonance and restored meaning even more precious. They are something to hold on to.

By: Judy

Judy — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 03:00:07 +0000

Just look at Tyler Hicks! Nothing new about him but I loved his honesty.