“‘It’s impossible‘, said Pride. ‘It’s risky‘, said Experience. ‘It’s pointless‘, said Reason. ‘Give it a try‘, whispered Love.” ~ Unknown
when songwriters smile
Me and Erin Chandler are taking guitar lessons. We decided last week during our first Happiness Project meeting. She enlisted Warren Byrom to teach us. What a brave, warm, and kind soul he is. I connected with him right away.
This first guitar lesson – this conscious act to put music back in my life – ironically came the day after Whitney Houston died. We were label mates on Arista in the 1980’s. We never met. No matter; if you were on Arista, then you were keenly aware of her and, more significantly, Clive Davis’ controlling interest in her.
I don’t think about Clive very often. I did today. Music comes from a place of pure love. It is not a machine. It was never meant to be a pretender’s play thing. Whitney’s voice was of God, of that I have zero doubt. I trust in death that she has found peace. I’m really sorry she didn’t survive to find it in this world. I thank God me and Kiya and thousands of others did.
grasshopper learns
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