December 2011
4 posts
“After a while you realize that music - the writing and enjoying of it - is not...”
– Tom Waits
AKA And is there something that you actually do or say to yourself? Are there tools that you have derived from meditation practice?
MM I just do a lengthy warm-up, and when I come onstage I ground myself, and basically, I am in that situation which is different than the one I was in the night before. As you know, if you perform very well and you are inspired, there is as much a problem getting...
I think that being artists in a time like this, we have a lot to give. It is a time that does not encourage that kind of space. It’s a time that’s very restless and very noisy, and it is unable to tolerate space and silence. If that is something you need to express as an artist, it’s a wonderful thing to hold firm to, at this time. I believe that a lot of people have a longing and a...