Novitiate Rants

Why i write.

have you ever experienced a musical moment. im sure you have.

discovering a new band that really hits the spot. check out mumford and sons, btw. a band that is able to take lyrics, melodies, and harmonies, combine them at just the right time in the right way.

or putting in an album where every song is worth listening to, for different reasons. and you can feel your heart beat, and your feel cant keep from moving.

bob marley said the thing about music is, when it hits you, you feel no pain. i would add to that, when it hits you, you still cry, but from joy.

before i left for india, there were two things that kept bringing tears to my eyes. every time i watched Gandhi, and a Mother Theresa film, which was about twice a week. and every time i watched Ed Harris as Beethoven conducting the 9th. when it got the the Joyful Joyful bit, my eyes watered, invariably.

when i watch things like Into The Woods, and other Broadway masterpieces, and i hear a punchline, in the music or the script, there is a rush, happiness, and smiles that go deeper than mere conversation ever can go.

the reason i write is because i believe that an audience is only capable of experiencing a fraction of the joy i partake in from creating a truly wonderful musical moment. as an audience member, i laugh, my spirit is lifted, sometimes more so than others while watching something wonderful, but as a composer, when i get it right, i dance around the room for minutes and my spirit lifts to a place i seldom visit.

of course, with great joy comes great effort. the 20$ it cost to get into a show may have taken 2 hours of work to earn, but for me, a 5 minute song takes 20 hours of work, and a 40 minute song cycle takes a year to create. maybe less if i worked a lot harder.

that is where i am at now, i get to work on this song cycle, coming out with moments that make me smile, and moments that make me buckle down and write. but i love it.

so here is to sacrifice and hard work, for they breed a joy that 20$ just can not buy.

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