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About This Episode
John returns the favor after I’d interviewed him for the last episode
about his newly published novel,
and gets me to talk on how I make music and all manner of things behind it…
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Approximate Time Stamps:
15:00
Why did I make “Someone To Know” my debut song?
25:00
Modern record production and my craft
40:00
Using computers and tech in art without losing humanity, rather reclaiming it now
44:30
Lyric writing
52:00
Distinction between artist and craftsman,
desire to be known by another via art
57:00
How music, lyrics and record production bounce off of one another when composing.
Telling the truth in your art, clarity, focus
1:08:08
Declarative lyrics vs. evocative
1:14:00
The interplay between music and lyrics — fullness of humanity
1:18:00
Language isn’t all rational—poetry and humor.
Always the harmonizing, like a full life itself
1:21:00
John on relational aspect of my song and art itself
1:30:00
My context in community from prior TGO work
Using consciousness, agency, but not necessarily breaking the machines
*Intermission starts 1:36:00 picks back up at 1:43:30*
1:45:00
What is it that an intuitive artist draws from? I first get into some personal history.
Chasing the artistic fire, your own life as ultimate work of art
My creative process
1:59:00
Creative people are open, have suspension of judgment,
how I had to square that circle
2:02:00
How sensitive, open artist protects against negative influences?
Health, keeping yourself tuned
2:12:45
Intention
2:16:15
The frequency changes in music itself I do for health, cymatics
2:27:00
Effect of music on listener
Constraints on music for sake of societal health?
Culture-art feedback loop.
2:41:30
How I take inspirations from non-musical sources.
Rock as cycle of Western Romantic arts movements.
Art Nouveau / Deco. Poison fruits in old movements? Turn back the clock?
Harmony of ancient and futuristic