Re: [Harp-L] George Carlin on white blues man...

[BiscuitBoy714@xxxxxxx]

Everybody writes  about what they know. Hemingway did it and so did Howlin' 
Wolf. This is why I  try and broaden my horizons and do COOL stuff. Then I can 
write about it with no  qualms. In the midst of this chaos ensues and I can 
write about that too.  Long as I live through it. The problem for me is getting 
it down on tracks by  myself. I work better with a partner. It'll come.
 
         Randy
      BiscuitBoy Blues
 
In a message dated 10/4/2007 1:05:50 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
rlaughlin@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:


Ironically, I've always felt this way about music. Though I REALLY  like
blues patterns, as far as having a basic theme to lay down some  musical
variations on, I simply can't, with genuineness, sincerity, and  legitimacy
sing most traditional blues lyrics, because I'm basically a  pretty happy
guy. Sure, my woman is mean, money's short, and things don't  happen the way
I'd like them to, but I just can't seem to get up the  motivation to sing
someone else's lyrics/song. That pretty much saves me  from being sued for
copyright infringement, I suppose, but it means I'll  have to come up with
some lyrics of my own, or remain primarily an  instrumentalist. That's okay,
when you're playing with a band, but when I  do solo harp, impromptu or
street variety, I always FEEL like I should bust  out with some lyrics to
break it up a bit, add some variety. Harp just does  that at times,,it just
seems to beg a song.







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