Old Messages

December 5, 2006

          "My disclaimer to the public is: "I'm human, to error is part of my perfection, creation, and evolution in this world, If you don't understand that, its none of my business."

December 1, 2006

          "As far as music goes Ive been listening to "political stand" music lately to get me on the same wave length as the characters on this flick. I dug into my MP3 Library and found only 150 songs out of 3,500 that weren't just about the singers life, but about the world at the time. Its interesting how many contemporary singers only sing about themselves hoping we'll relate somehow. In the 60's & 70's there was lots of music about the world, about societies, about the people. Today its a hand full of musicians that really even give a shit enough to so much as mention the times and society. You've got U2, Seal, Jack Johnson, Dixie Chicks, Natalie Merchant, Ben Harper, Tracy Chapman,Roots, Kanye West, 2 Pac, and I only mean quality music you actually like to hear, (don't get me wrong) there are thousands of political stand music bands.... but the music's not hot. Here are a few of my choices:

Beatles: 'Revolution' (Acoustic), "Come together", John Lennon: 'Imagine', Marvin Gaye: " whats going on ", " mercy mercy me",Benny E. King : " stand by me" Buffalo Springfield: " For what's it worth', America: " Horse with no name', Don Mc lean : " Castles in the air', "American pie', Creedence Clearwater Revival: " Have you ever seen the rain" ,The Doors: " Riders Of the Storm" Simon and Garfunkle : " America", " times are changing', Bob Marley: "get up stand up', " One Love/people get ready', ' Buffalo Soldier'. Ben Harper: " Strawberry fields', " I'll rise", " How Many Miles Must We March", Young Bloods: " Get Together", Jimi Hendrix: "castles made of sand', "star spangled banner', James Taylor: ' fire and rain", Grace Slick : " Somebody to love", Chamber Brothers : "time has", Canned Heat: " sick em piggies" ,The Verve : "bitter sweet symphony", U2 'Walk on', 'One", Seal : 'Crazy', ' don't cry', Arrested Development : " Everyday People', Sly And The Family Stone: "Everyday People", Joan Jett: " Everyday People",David Bowie: " Afraid of America", The Living End: "prisoner of society", Kanye West: " Diamonds from Sierra leone', 'jesus walks", Gnarls Barkly " Crazy", N.W.A. ' Express yourself", M.I.A.: " Pull Up The people", " M.I.A.", 2 pac: " Changes', "Life goes on',' thug mansion' Naz: " If I Ruled The World", Bobby Mc Ferrin: " Don't worry be Happy', Barret Strong: ' Money', Pink Floyd: " Mother" , " Money", ' us and them", 'the wall', Cold Play :" Politik', Counting Crows: " Long December', Morcheeba: " Get Along', " fragments Of Freedom", World looking in", Moby: " Natural Blues", Men At Work: " Down under", Doobie brothers: " Listen to the people", Aime Man: " Save Me", Nina Simone: 'Ne me Quitte Pas', ' Feeling Good", Natalie Merchant:' Life is sweet","Carnival' Nena : " Carpe Diem (sohne Mannheims Ragga Mix/radio edit), Nirvana : "come as you are".........

Thats what Ive been listening to lately, but I just may have to switch up soon, because the vibe overall is communally melancholic. I have to remember that life is a celebration, a dance, I'm just reminding myself not to get too caught up in world issues, my grandmother always said if you pay it attention, your feeding it. So I guess what im trying to say is That if I stay focused on the problems of the world as opposed to the joy of it, i'll be feeding it's misery. Not my style, so I have a feeling when this movie is over, I'll be traveling to a different tune, maybe some fly house music, i could use a good month of sweat and dance. Right now as far as hollywood projects go, I strum at a different beat than the masses in this field, I like taking chances, pushing envelopes, I like imagination, chaos, and surrealism. I think Im gonna have to sit on the producers chair to make anything Im really into happen. When I was a kid I always thought to myself, why do all these people I see around me go miserably to work, live, and to survive on paved roads. You know, like nine to 5's they don't really like, or doing things for survival because everyone does things this way, and it seems like 'The Only Way'. This mentality is the mind set of most of the people I've ever met in little 20 some what years of life. I Guess I look at the world from far away and these people I speak of, look at it from a microcosmic perspective. Whatever the case may be, these are the kind of people I see behind desks making decisions on what you see in the movie theatre. A lot of them seem scared to take chances, you know, fear of language, fear of doing something that hasn't been done, Or just plain fear of failure. I personally have issues working with these types of people, I feel incarcerated, restricted, caged you know. Im searching for that group or alliance of fearless adventurers and storytellers of this generation, so I don't have to go into the Hollywood's "cage of frightened sharks" alone. The team is coming together little by little. Through it all, I focus on other things, can't put all your eggs in one basket. One way or another, Ill get that crazy, wild, generation Y voice, out there, nice and loud for all to hear."

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