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[icemanle@xxxxxxx]

Miles Davis used to use the "piss em off" technique to get his guys to play beyond themselves. 
 
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From: winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx
To: IcemanLE@xxxxxxx; harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Fri, 11 May 2007 4:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Create Mail


I used to  play with a saxophonist who played best when he was pissed
off and preoccupied about something unrelated to music. Zen stories
sometimes focus on getting someone to do creative work, like
calligraphy, in a hurry while distracted. The conscious mind gets out
of the way and the best work comes out.

Winslow

--- IcemanLE@xxxxxxx wrote:

>  
> In a message dated 5/11/2007 3:47:59 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> rlaughlin@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> 
> We also  need to have the means to "turn off" the left brain
> adherence to 
> rules and  structure at times, in order to allow our intuitive sense
> to foster a 
> new  appreciation of something musical. 
> 
> 
> Try playing a gig with a 101 degree fever. Uncomfortable, but amazing
> how  
> this will shut down the rational side of your brain.
>  
> The Iceman
> 
> 
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