Well, yes I see your point. The same could be said for classical music. Very few musicians have presumed themselves to be good writers as well. But as a music enthusiast, I am interested in how the music came about, not in a set of imposed ideas about what the music means. alastair
"Lester Kenyatta Spence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 08/01/2002 04:26:07 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: Re: [313] every dog vol 3 On Tue, 8 Jan 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I don't think that musicians need writers to transform their work into > something that is more meaningful. Most music is equivocal, and it is this > that has imbued it with so much power and meaning throughout history. If an > artist wants some sort of narrative to their work, you'd expect that they > would be able to string a few sentences together themselves. Well yes and no. The bottom line is that the music should speak for itself...it really doesn't NEED notes right? I've got the cd, and it would've STILL been played at full blast for nine hours straight on the way home from the demf, without the notes. But if you're going to add another layer to it...why not use a WRITER? This is the jazz model more or less...and it works. Wynton Marsalis doesn't write his liner notes...Stanley Crouch does. Now in some cases the artist is a qualified writer in his/her own right....but I'd argue that these cases are the minority. peace lks --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Warning : The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this message and then delete it from your computer. All e-mail sent to this address will be received by the Providian Financial corporate e-mail system and is subject to archiving and review by someone other than the recipient. ============================================================================== --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
