fun run
| Ryan: | Did this happen on company property? |
| Michael: | It was on company property, with company property. So, double jeopardy, we're fine. |
| Ryan: | I don't think-- I don't think you understand how jeopardy works. |
| Michael: | Oh, I'm sorry. What is, 'we're fine'? |
For some reason, this song makes me think that John Mark McMillan is the male version of…. me
chapter three
“The bloom of imagination that happens when things are mistranslated is a principle in the music I write.” -David Longstreth of The Dirty Projectors
Music is a funny little thing. Everyone has that “one song” that they feel represents who they are or how they feel in certain periods of their life. We listen to a song we hadn’t heard in a year or two and suddenly become drenched in emotion as memories flood our minds and spirits.
I guess you could say that music is really quite important to me. I’ve written lyrics since grade school, picked up a guitar at 12, and have been writing musical compositions ever since. Stylistically speaking, I’ve developed. I’ve outgrown old ideas and perceptions while stepping into new creative outlooks. However, one thing has stayed the same and that is my music will always be to the Lord. That sounds a little hokey, I know, but whether I write a worship song, a lyrical interpretation of something I read or experienced, or maybe even a song just venting out everything I’ve bottled up, I know that this is a way that I can communicate with Him. It doesn’t have to be perfect (it usually isn’t), but I would be lost without this vessel in my life.
Throughout high school, I’ve been with the vocal music department and have sung with Trojan Expression ( a vocalist show choir) as well as with a handful of musicals. Being involved with choir has definitely helped me mature as a musician and also as an appreciator of all varieties of music.
There have also been specific musicians that I’ve listened to that have played a role in my academic encounters. Bands like Waterdeep, JJ Heller, Damien Rice, and Sufjan Stevens often help to relax and sharpen my senses, while Maps & Atlases, mewithoutYou, Regina Spektor, and Land of Talk are often the soundtrack to a fast paced jumpstart to whatever errands I’m running around town. However, during my senior year, my favorite musicians would include John Mark McMillan, The Dirty Projectors, She & Him, Jason Upton, and Misty Edwards (a long time favorite of mine). Of course, Leeland and Hillsong are hands down favorites of mine as well.
Tastes and interpretations in music ebb and flow, but the lasting impressions they make on an individual are what really counts. I hope, on one degree or another, my own music may have that affect on someone else.
(via papertissue)
Eagle vs Shark! I completely forgot about this movie. Any “Flight of the Conchords” fans need to watch this little indie flick.
