"It is years ago - decades even - when the ultra-minute possibility of becoming a concert pianist, jazz pioneer (and yes, even a greatly-misguided attempt at being a frontman of numerous musical projects) quickly dissolved into nothingness, yet I still spent so much of my life trying to be a version of these, trying to prove myself to others by being musically busy, playing as many notes as possible, and wasting a lot of energy in the process.
It takes time to get a measure of who you are, how you want to musically and creatively express yourself, and what you want to say through your art. Thankfully, it is not a task that can ever be finished - imagine feeling you had completed art! Instead, rather than sitting in my own disappointment and frustration, I am trying to better understand what I can do and be; what I am good at. It makes more sense, is more genuine and authentic, and it’s also a lot more fun."
What a powerful passage.
As far as liminal spaces go, I really admire the scene of it between the images and pictures that get made online for it. Nobody channel on YouTube has this excellent playlist https://youtu.be/DqjWFZN82_A?si=v4jKQHrmrduMOEOg
When you find a liminal space out in the wild though, it really is something else now that the sensation has a name. There's a hallway in my office between the actual office and the bathrooms that gives me the same feelings as what I'd imagine walking through the backrooms feels like.
Ah Chris, bless you man, thanks so much. So pleased to hear it resonated with you!
Yes indeed. So many times, we forget about these spaces, yet we use them all the time. It’s an interesting metaphor for the things we probably miss all the time in our day to day lives!
And thanks for that playlist...that is very cool indeed! Lovely ambient stuff and arresting images. Thanks!
I've related to few things as strongly as:
"It is years ago - decades even - when the ultra-minute possibility of becoming a concert pianist, jazz pioneer (and yes, even a greatly-misguided attempt at being a frontman of numerous musical projects) quickly dissolved into nothingness, yet I still spent so much of my life trying to be a version of these, trying to prove myself to others by being musically busy, playing as many notes as possible, and wasting a lot of energy in the process.
It takes time to get a measure of who you are, how you want to musically and creatively express yourself, and what you want to say through your art. Thankfully, it is not a task that can ever be finished - imagine feeling you had completed art! Instead, rather than sitting in my own disappointment and frustration, I am trying to better understand what I can do and be; what I am good at. It makes more sense, is more genuine and authentic, and it’s also a lot more fun."
What a powerful passage.
As far as liminal spaces go, I really admire the scene of it between the images and pictures that get made online for it. Nobody channel on YouTube has this excellent playlist https://youtu.be/DqjWFZN82_A?si=v4jKQHrmrduMOEOg
When you find a liminal space out in the wild though, it really is something else now that the sensation has a name. There's a hallway in my office between the actual office and the bathrooms that gives me the same feelings as what I'd imagine walking through the backrooms feels like.
Ah Chris, bless you man, thanks so much. So pleased to hear it resonated with you!
Yes indeed. So many times, we forget about these spaces, yet we use them all the time. It’s an interesting metaphor for the things we probably miss all the time in our day to day lives!
And thanks for that playlist...that is very cool indeed! Lovely ambient stuff and arresting images. Thanks!
Thank you so much, Rhonda! Truly means a lot to hear this from you. Thank you!