One day you pick up the guitar and you feel like a great master, and the next day you feel like a fool. It’s because we’re different every day, but the guitar is always the same…beautiful.
Interpretation
This quote reflects the fluctuating emotions and experiences of a musician, emphasizing the constant beauty of music despite personal insecurities.
Tommy Emmanuel's quote captures the essence of the artist's journey, where one day the musician may feel skilled and accomplished, while the next day they might doubt their abilities. This duality is part of the creative process, highlighting that while personal feelings and confidence may vary, the beauty of music—as represented by the guitar—remains a steadfast and reliable source of inspiration and joy.
In practice
This quote can be shared in a music class to inspire students facing self-doubt.
He asked himself what is a woman standing on the stairs in the shadow, listening to distant music, a symbol of. If he were a painter he would paint her in that attitude. Her blue felt hat would show off the bronze of her hair against the darkness and the dark panels of her skirt would show off the light ones. Distant Music he would call the picture if he were a painter.
You have to appreciate the spiritual component of having an opportunity to do something as wondrous as writing. You should be practical and smart and you should have a good agent and you should work really, really hard. But you should also be filled with awe and gratitude about this amazing way to be in the world.
I never paid attention to what was contemporary or what was commercial, it didn't mean anything to me.
The worst time in any writer's life is the two months before publication. ALL writers become mental and pathetic, even those of devout faith, who have some psychological healing to lean up against, and gorgeous lives. All writers think that this time, the jig is up, and they will be exposed as frauds.
Art is magic delivered from the lie of being truth.
Never try to make the same record twice, even when people are screaming for the same sound.
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