" as if the heart beat wasn't enough
they got us using drum machines now
the hums of the machines
tryin to make our drums humdrums
tryin to ???? our magic
instruments be political prisoners up inside computers
as if the heart were not enough
as if the heart were not enough "
-Saul Williams
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Thursday, February 16, 2012
words today
Based upon several online "conversations" I had over the course of the last week, it's becoming more and more clear to me that people misread each other all the time. Everyone has their own unique way of writing. There's really no preferred style anymore, which is interesting but leads to quite a few misunderstandings.
Music may be one of the last pure forms of communication. You either communicate your raw emotion to someone, or you don't. If you hit a nerve, then there's no gray area.
So I'll stick to making music.
Music may be one of the last pure forms of communication. You either communicate your raw emotion to someone, or you don't. If you hit a nerve, then there's no gray area.
So I'll stick to making music.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Feb 18 show
Playing some lead guitar with Colleen Kattau at this concert on 2/18 in Ithaca. Just doing one or two songs. There are a lot of acts on the bill.
http://jonimitchell.com/csma3.pdf
http://jonimitchell.com/csma3.pdf
Monday, February 13, 2012
Opium
"Contrary to general belief, there is no federal law against growing P. somniferum."—Martha Stewart Living
"Regarded as 'God's own medicine,' preparations of opium were as common in the Victorian medicine cabinet as aspirin is in ours. As late as 1915, pamphlets issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture were still mentioning opium poppies as a good cash crop for northern farmers. Well into this century, Russian, Greek, and Arab immigrants in America have used poppy-head tea as a mild sedative and a remedy for headaches, muscle pain, cough, and diarrhea. During the Civil War, gardeners in the South were encouraged to plant opium for the war effort, in order to ensure a supply of painkillers for the Confederate Army."— Michael Pollan
"Regarded as 'God's own medicine,' preparations of opium were as common in the Victorian medicine cabinet as aspirin is in ours. As late as 1915, pamphlets issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture were still mentioning opium poppies as a good cash crop for northern farmers. Well into this century, Russian, Greek, and Arab immigrants in America have used poppy-head tea as a mild sedative and a remedy for headaches, muscle pain, cough, and diarrhea. During the Civil War, gardeners in the South were encouraged to plant opium for the war effort, in order to ensure a supply of painkillers for the Confederate Army."— Michael Pollan
Sunday, February 12, 2012
heart problems
it's a bit of a dilemma when your greatest strength as a musician is writing love songs, and love is also your greatest fear.
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