![]() You’re only as good as your record collection. “The reading feeds the writing, which feeds the reading,” the book says. Great musicians, writers, and artists tend to collect and appreciate other people’s work. There’s not as big of a difference between collecting and creating as you might think. This book says that creative people should embrace collecting as part of the creation process. Okay, it’s actually my second snippet – I just didn’t realize that the first one (also from this book) was a snippet when I wrote it. The little, square book Show Your Work has changed they way I think about blogging, processing my ideas, and has even helped me see my own music playlists differently. What you don’t know, you can feel it somehow What you don’t have, you don’t need it now Which brings me to the best part of Beautiful Day: the last bit, the part about forgetting what you don’t have now and feeling your way, somehow, into the new. Literally.ĭespite never considering myself a singer (and consistently receiving negative feedback whenever I have tried □) I am jumping into singing with the help of an expert music teacher who always sees the best possibilities. What I really want is to do find my own voice. “I’m a guitarist.” □□♂️ Then I recorded a cover with a friend and built up some confidence. I have spent most of my life as the kind of guy who could play Stairway to Heaven on guitar and be done with it. I do not have a good track record here so far. Sure, that’s the obvious takeaway and a great reminder that every day counts.īut the last part of the song has been inspiring me even more as I dig into a scary new skill, which I hope is the right kind of difficult for me: playing, singing, and eventually writing my own songs. I always liked the song Beautiful Day for its optimism and presence.
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