In a message dated 1/4/2003 9:09:48 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> This can hardly be an accident, and it smacks of craftsmanship rather than > miraculous genius to me. I would say that a person can have one or the other OR both. Only-Geniuses may be able to conceive unique concepts but can't translate it into action/results. And a good craftsman can do a good job with the results but their work is all derivative. Artists like Joni surely have the genius to create unique stuff and also she is blessed with the craftmanship to execute her ideas. I think the example of I Had A King shows clearly that she has both gifts. > Anyway, I hope I haven't killed this horse. Music > and poetry derive so much from math and logic. Hard to believe Joni was a > decimal in Ray's Dad's math class. :-) Unfortunately, very few math teachers are successful in translating how math and mathmatical logic are fundamental in things like music, art, design, etc. Most of us go through school learning that math is only for working math problems. So Ray's Dad gets the blame in my book. Bob NP: Counting Crows, "Good Time"
