You get to a certain age where you prepare yourself for happiness. Sometimes you never remember to actually get happy.
John MayerRead
I'm trying everything I can not to be jaded 'cause I don't like jaded musicians.
Interpretation
This quote expresses a desire to maintain freshness and authenticity in artistry, avoiding a cynical outlook.
John Mayer articulates a struggle against becoming jaded, particularly as a musician, emphasizing the importance of staying passionate and sincere in oneβs craft. By recognizing the pitfalls of cynicism, he highlights his commitment to genuine expression and the avoidance of bitterness that can taint creativity.
In practice
This quote can be used during a music workshop to inspire musicians to keep their passion alive.
You get to a certain age where you prepare yourself for happiness. Sometimes you never remember to actually get happy.
The saddest kind of sad is the sad that tries not to be sad. You know, when sad tries to bite its lip and not cry, and smile and say, "No I'm happy for you"? Thats when it's really sad.
In the quest to be clever, I completely forgot about the people that I love and that love me.
I'm getting to a point where everything is becoming streamlined in my life. I'm learning how to stand onstage for two hours and play in front of thousands of people as if I am completely in the moment every moment.
It's very liberating when you finally realize it's impossible to make everyone like you.
I'm singing what I want to sing based on the emotion of what that day feels like. That's what comes out of my mouth and guitar. That impacts people. They know anything can happen.
Walter Beasley is an anomaly: a successful performing musician who possesses the rare skill of understanding the musical process beyond the intuitive. This special ability enables Walter to communicate with aspiring musicians in a way that removes the sense of mystery that sometimes enshrouds our profession.
... with Voodoo Child somebody was filming when we started doing that. We did that about three times because they wanted to film us in the studio, to make us (imitates a pompous voice) 'make it look like you're recording boys' - one of them scenes, you know, so okey, let's play this and then we went into Voodoo Child
My definition of Blues is that it's a musical form which is very disciplined and structured coupled with a state of mind, and you can have either of those things but it's the two together that make it what it is. And you need to be a student for one, and a human being for the other, but those things alone don't do it.
We've now got a whole generation of jazz musicians who have been brought up with hip-hop. We've grown up alongside rappers and DJs; we've heard this music all our life. We are as fluent in J Dilla and Dr Dre as we are in Mingus and Coltrane.
I never listen to the radio to keep up with current trends.
Learn to play the piano, man, and then you can figure out crazy solos of your own.
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