I love Chad VanGaalen, he's a true original. So strange, like he's transmitting from another dimension, yet with gorgeous melodies and satisfying song structures. He's trew.
"Wing Finger" is a favorite.
Sing it with me:
"Pterodactyls
Abandoned pianos
Your stepdad's bongo drums
Snails that live inside aquariums..."
Another favorite, "Hot Red Drops" - he animated this video himself.
I always want to feel inspired. Every day, if possible. I love the feeling, it makes me feel connected to the unknown and it fuels my creativity. So I'm going to try writing about inspiration, to see if I could write something that might inspire you. Worth a shot!
One thing I realized this morning:
I rarely feel inspired when I'm online. It just doesn't work that way for me. I go online to get work done and to do business, but being behind a computer sort of shuts down my sensors.
For inspiration to come, I need a dreamy, unfocused mind, deep breathing, room to wander and to receive. I get visual inspiration from beautiful objects I see when I'm far from a computer. Traveling fills me with inspiration, without fail.
Hammock time at El Cosmico in Marfa, TX
Drawing in the sand in Santa Monica, CA
Weird bathroom lighting at Jo's Coffee on South Congress in Austin, TX
An artist's studio in Marfa, TX
What about you - do you get visual inspiration online? Offline? Where do you see it?
I love an original.
Here are just 3 of the reasons why I love American jazz multi-instrumentalist RAHSAAN ROLAND KIRK:
"The Inflated Tear" was the first RRK song I ever heard and it blew me away. It made such a huge impression on me that I can still picture exactly where I was when I first heard it.
Here he is performing it live in Prague in 1967.