Pollyanna
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But it's sure great for the rest of us later to study, learn from and ponder over and consider in regards to the true worth and value of their contributions they brought to the table and left behind for generations to come. Leonardo da Vinci's works are hundreds of years old at this point but still have a MAJOR impact on other artist TODAY. Legacies DO have importance whether intended or not for following generations by example to use as reference points in any area of study just as it also goes applied to music and the musicians and what they brought to the table.
I'll take Tony any day of the week for my own personal {musical} reasons........:}
Fair point, Stan. The legacies of inspired artists are great for the rest of us.
For me, I've been too close to the tortured artiste and seen how much good it did her personally (ie. bugger all) to ever have an interest in creating my own legacy, and that includes areas where I am a more influential "player" than in music (where my impact is zip). My concern is the now and the immediate future. Maybe that's good in some ways, maybe not, but that's how it is. In music that translates to focusing on having a good time and hopefully giving others a good time since I am a wheel in mammon's machine during the day.
The worst thing was when Mum got tired of being a poor artiste and went commercial. She simply couldn't get the stuff published. And that's something I think gets forgotten at times. It's a different skillset in writing in the same way as there's a different skillset required to play simple forms of music to jazz.
Some can cross over and some can't. Interest is the key. Mum could write powerful and harrowing tales of family life but couldn't cut it in pulp romance. In hindsight, she didn't believe in it and that was the missing link. Whatever you do, you need that sincerity.
I sometimes see an assumption that jazz players, with their wonderful techniques can easily encompass all that simple rock/pop drummers can do. Technically yes, emotionally no.
Most jazzers would go nuts with all the simple ostinato. You'll hear jazzers play excellent simple pop sessions ... but playing it night after night in a band without feeling like a caged lion and either leaving or eventually pissing everyone else in the band off? Not impossible, depending on the personality, but ...
There is a such a thing as being overqualified for the job. We all have our place.
If Tony W was alive I'd take him over Meg W too but he'd need to lose the beard
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