"Rock and Roll motivates. It's the big, gigantic motivator." ~ Bruce Springsteen
I find that the closer we are to war, the less television I watch and the more music I listen to. It's my way of coping with the craziness, maintaining my own brand of control. So, I've been turning up a little bit of Mozart, some Johnny Cash, and a lot of Rock and Roll.
Guess Rock has become my rock.
"Music can change the world," said Ludwig Van Beethoven, and while U2's lyrics won't disarm Iraq, it sure motivates and inspires the spirit. It makes me feel good to listen, dance, and sing along.
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ALIVE & EXPOSED...
"When you're singing and playing rock and roll, you're on the edge of yourself. You're trying to vibrate, trying to make something happen. It's like there's something alive and exposed." ~ Neil Young
No sour grapes here over Bruce Springsteen's Grammy loss to Norah Jones. He won three out of five and played live on TV. I was thrilled to see his powerful performance of London Calling with Steven Van Zandt, Elvis Costello, and Dave Grohl on the telecast. I replayed that anthem, as a catharsis to my fears.
That's what music does.
"Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom or philosophy." That's Beethoven again. I like it when the classics support my passion.
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TWO WINGS OF THE SOUL...
"Which of these two powers, love or music, can elevate man to the sublimest heights? Why separate them? They are the two wings of the soul." ~ Hector Berlioz
There are so many things beyond our control. But we got our heart, our spirit, our soul... and our music. That's quite a lot, don't you think?
Rock on...
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