How do you justify being able to play the Blues

Peppermint4life · 11-01-2011, 01:50 AM

To me, I guess you have to live your music. I think that unless you live it, its not going to have the emotion you need to force the message through. You may have all the skill to play it, but its going to be empty. Lol i'm a freak, ignore me

**Janszoon** · 11-01-2011, 05:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Peppermint4life

To me, I guess you have to live your music. I think that unless you live it, its not going to have the emotion you need to force the message through. You may have all the skill to play it, but its going to be empty. Lol i'm a freak, ignore me

If you're a good enough artist, you don't have to personally experience something to convey the feeling through your music.

Necromancer · 11-03-2011, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Peppermint4life

Personally, I've gone through some serious crap. I've been addicted to hard drugs and when I was younger I even hurt myself. Even though I play a different form of the blues (a more garage sound), I still fall heavilly under blues influences. How do you justify yourself to play this music?

Be honest and express through your music (the blues) some of the experiences you have gone through in your life.

A good artist/songwriter is not afraid to tell their life's story to others through their music.

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

If you're a good enough artist, you don't have to personally experience something to convey the feeling through your music.

I agree with this^ assumption 100% as well.

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Peppermint4life Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: KY Posts: 73	To me, I guess you have to live your music. I think that unless you live it, its not going to have the emotion you need to force the message through. You may have all the skill to play it, but its going to be empty. Lol i'm a freak, ignore me