The Mozart Effect - September 14, 2009
It's truly amazing to me how much time can sometimes pass between when I write songs, or even when I play music. I find that my life is so full these days that the music can sometimes get moved onto a back burner for a couple of days, weeks, or even months. On the one hand, I suppose for me this is a testament to how full and well rounded my life is. But if I am completely honest with myself I have to admitt that it does bother me, and I can feel neglectful when these periods of time without music creativity happen. It is always in the back of my mind.
Today, on the way to work, I was listening to a local classical station that was playing a piece by Mozart. Mozart died at the age of 35. But he composed over 600 works. He must have worked tirelessly as a composer virtually everyday of his life. What an extraordinary body of work. But how sad he could not maintain his health. Perhaps there is something to be learned from that. If my music doesn't fit comfortably in with the rest of my life, then it shouldn't be forced. Things happen when the time is right. True, we can eat fruit even when it isn't ripe, but it usually doesn't taste as good. Perhaps the reason why life seems to go by so fast is that we rush through it. I would like to be making and performing music for a long, long time, so I think I'll take my time with it, and really let it blend naturally with my whole life, harmoniously.