Rationalizing Inspiration

By joseexist in Musings On Muses

Rationalizing inspiration and whatever it may produce can be extremely daunting at times. Some things light wildfires of ideas that burn so out of control that every step of the way is fraught with uncertainty. You end up asking yourself ...

Friends Are Things Treasured

By joseexist in Musings On Muses

Friends are things treasured by all. They are our confidants and our interactions with them run the emotional gamut fully. In this day and age it is possible to have friends that you may never meet. Social networking websites have ...

My Dearest Muse

By joseexist in Musings On Muses

My dearest muse these days is Glenda. There is a biography worth writing some day. I bounce most if not all of my new music off of her ears. Her life has gifted her with brutal honesty and suffering her ...

Fear Can Be

By joseexist in Musings On Muses

Fear can be a powerful motivator. When composers allow it to become the muse of their creations grand epics can well up like a tidal wave and inundate the mind. Dark movements replete with portents of disaster and pain rush ...

Exotic Places Can Easily Become The Muses

By joseexist in Musings On Muses

Exotic places can easily become the muses for new music. I’ve been to very few such places but still, locations have inspired me. To name a few; the pine-Forrest of Louisiana, the mountains of Oklahoma, the deserts of west Texas ...

With The Passing Of Great Human Beings,,,

By joseexist in Musings On Muses

With the passing of great human beings we are left to contemplate our own lives. We do so alongside of their legacy. We compare their lives to our own on some level and try to justify ourselves in some way. ...

The Music Died The Other Day

By joseexist in Musings On Muses

The music died the other day. It was 94. Every note Les Paul effortlessly played carried with it the strength of happiness and the convictions of truth. He changed the guitar into the icon it is today and few if ...

I Have Considerable Trouble,,,

By joseexist in Musings On Muses

I have considerable trouble getting to sleep sometimes. This morning in fact I had reached a rare nirvana. It was like floating on a smooth ocean with gentle two-inch swells. Small fish were exfoliating my back. One of them surfaced ...

At Some Point IN Our Lives We All Lose

By joseexist in Musings On Muses

At some point in our lives we all lose. We all end up having something we hold near and dear to us gouged out of our lives suddenly and inexorably forever. Artists are in the unique position to share that ...

GREAT MUSIC INSPIRES NEW MUSIC

By joseexist in Musings On Muses

Great music inspires new music. The discovery of great music will always lead a musician to create new music. Some of my creations were directly influenced by great artists that I discovered. The futuristic escapades perpetrated by the Canadian trio ...

Inspiration Comes From Everywhere

By joseexist in Musings On Muses

Inspiration comes from everywhere. We go through our lives deluged by creative possibilities. When the stars align, or when we can get it together, a muse coalesces out of the ether. From that point on we create new things. Images, ...