what I think is that he really is full of himself. I used to like Sting for the stuff he is good at. And I guess I still like him, however I find it appalling and inconsiderate for the people who have been playing this music for years (like myself) and have been outdone by someone who simply has more money than he needs, and who is going to be looked upon as a genius by the millions of people who have no clue to what this music is about. It really isn't fair. If he ever comes to Montreal to perform this stuff, I really hope the lutenists around me are going to tell him what we think.
Bruno On 11/22/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In einer eMail vom 23.11.2006 00:43:50 Westeuropäische Normalzeit schreibt > [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > > > This is getting more and more ridiculous....he should be ashamed of > presenting this to the world.... > > regards > > Bruno > > > Dear Bruno. > > Don't get frustrated, try starting your day with a word of wisdom from the > zen master.... > The "Sting quote of the day" at www.sting.com > Try it sometime, it will give you a warm and happy glow the whole day long. > For instance..... > > "What surprises me is that people see me as arrogant. To a certain extent, > I am, but any artist worth his salt has arrogance. It's a prerequisite of > being stage-worthy. You have to have a certain air of 'watch me, because I'm > really good'." STING > > Not bad, but wait till you read this..... > > "I do like intellectualism. I do find it stimulating. I like reading > involved books. I like complex music even though I'm a pop musician. I'm not > just happy making simple music; I need some kind of acerbic, difficult > quality to it somewhere." STING > > But my absolute favorite must be > > "I don't often look back at my work and ponder its significance. You might > find that difficult to believe, but I don't. I'm too worried about what I'm > going to do next." STING > > Yes we all do find it very, very, very dificult to believe that you don't > ponder on your own significance. > But we are still in awe of that 'watch me, because I'm really good' mantra > The only thing I can say is thank you for bringing a ray of sunshine into > our lives every single day. > > OMM SHANTI > Peace brothers > Mark > > > > > > > -- Bruno Cognyl-Fournier Luthiste, etc Estavel Ensemble de musique ancienne www.estavel.org To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
