Oh, By The Way, Which One's Pink?
Had a very interesting conversation with the two Marbles last night; after discussing everything from the subtleties of lyrical voicings to the wonder years of Stevie Nicks, we settled on the nebulousness of "rock and roll lifestyles" - drugs, booze, and abundant women and how each one can change people. Not usually for the better.
After quickly eliminating women from the list of "bad" things...
We came to a pretty interesting conclusion about the whole thing. In the world of independent music today - a world where most artists take out personal loans to buy equipment, and work odd jobs with even odder hours to squeeze in practice - I think the granduer and the drawing 'mystique' behind the life of "rock stars" has been given up for the hardworking, loud, and musically responsible lifestyle. I mean, seven years in the band, one full-length album, two demos, one EP, an amp (and it's three replacements), and a summer tour later - would I really want to jeopardize all of my hard work for a little fun?
After quickly eliminating women from the list of "bad" things...
We came to a pretty interesting conclusion about the whole thing. In the world of independent music today - a world where most artists take out personal loans to buy equipment, and work odd jobs with even odder hours to squeeze in practice - I think the granduer and the drawing 'mystique' behind the life of "rock stars" has been given up for the hardworking, loud, and musically responsible lifestyle. I mean, seven years in the band, one full-length album, two demos, one EP, an amp (and it's three replacements), and a summer tour later - would I really want to jeopardize all of my hard work for a little fun?
I think that indie artists (and most musicians in general, minus the $25 million dollar deal pop stars and bands that originated in the 60s, 70s, 80s...) have steered their energies away from the throwing their lives away. There's a few bad apples here and there (Ms. Winehouse...?), but as a whole, I think it's getting a lot better. The air a lot cleaner. Maybe I'm just a little too hopeful about the next few coming months, and am seeing things with a slight overlay of obliviousness.
Marb and I also discussed with John how we believe marijuana and it's position in the world - among government's laws and foreign religions and modern cultures and new ideas - is not that 'bad' of a thing. I guess if you're parent with a son in a rock band, you might see this "drug" as something completely different. A slip forward into the rock and roll lifestyle? No, just a decision made; a idea formed. I feel I don't need to ramble all of personal opinions on cannabis drug culture here on this blog...
Otherwise, three new songs were put up on the Jane Lane MySpace last night. None of them are currently available for download, but I will be posting a track for download in the coming weeks. Better quality versions will be posted to the MySpace soon, so look out for a huge announcement about them then. In the meantime, this is really mostly for anyone who stumbles across my blog before the big day:
Another day, work at home. Need to go in as many days as humanly possible in these next two weeks. Big plans require big money. Things on the shopping list:
Gorilla Glue Duct Tape. It's all I'll need.
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