Posts tagged: Power of music

40% chance

Well, if you are anything like me, I tend to run a lot more on inspiration than disclipline when it comes to the creative process. I have always been a bit lazy like that.  My guitar has acted a lot like a best friend I run to sobbing because of heart break, confusion, disillusioment, or in joy and moments of gratitude. To be honest mostly lately I have just felt so busy all the time it is hard to carve out much time to pick up my ol guitar. So although I haven’t written many new songs lately it feels like a storm is brewing and some creative clouds could be on the horizon. So check the forecast and I’ll let you know if there is a chance of rain.

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categories Creative process | christa | datetime August 26, 2010 9:00 am | comments Comments Off

Your Next Bold Move

I was just reminded of the Ani Difranco song, You Next Bold Move and it reminded me of how powerful a song can be at a pinnacle moment in life.  I remember sitting with a back pack in Australia, packing my things out of this ol school bus I was living in and not exactly sure where I was gonna go next.  I am not sure if that was she meant when she wrote that tune, but to me it meant a lot at the time. I love how we as people can apply other’s experiences to our own, almost as if it were ourselves who was doing the talking. Ani is pretty darn good as writing that kind of thing.

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categories Bands I love | christa | datetime June 28, 2010 5:27 pm | comments Comments Off

Care for a Holiday?

I ran across this old video of Billie Holiday singing “Strange Fruit” tonight and I was just blown away. What a rare treat to just be able to look at her singing this song. It almost seems as though she is conjuring up spirits and casting them out. Now this is the power of music.

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categories Bands I love | christa | datetime April 30, 2009 11:02 pm | comments Comments Off