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I
picked up guitar during my second year of University and started
songwriting a year or so later...something that took me completely
by surprise. Some of my songs are initiated with a specific idea in
mind, i.e. political satire or humour, but most often they arrive
unbidden, unplanned and without warning. Sometimes I’m half finished
before I even have an idea of what they’re about. I usually
recognize the subject as something that’s been brewing for a while
and they have spanned a variety of topics, including observational,
current events, historical, farming, family, personal, instrumental,
spirituality and creativity.
My creative time is split between music and art. Often, when I am
working on a painting or sculpture, I also have a new tune brewing.
I find that the different disciplines inform and spark each other
and also help in defining and analyzing my creative process. I often
revisit themes and metaphors in different media. I’ve heard it
argued that you need to specialize and focus on one thing in order
to get anywhere, but that sounds boring to me. There’s a song in
that.
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