A few people here who have known me over the last few years will know how much George Martin passing away will have hit me. Today is a very sad day for me because this.
I've worked in pop music in various roles ever since I was 17 years old, mostly in producing and recording. George Martin is my all time musical hero, most prolific influence and inspiration.
I'd just got home after teaching songwriting and production techniques in a high sch00l when I saw the news online. Ironically, one of the students I was with today actually asked me who I would love to work with if I ever had the chance. Of course, he was the answer I gave them and they didn't know who he was, so I relished the opportunity to spend 10 minutes telling them about hhim and his achievements and how his relationship with the artists he worked with has been such a massive benchmark and unparallelled career, roughly 70 years through pop history since the 1950s. You might think this is silly, but I know I wouldn't have been able to tell the student about him without becoming tearful if I'd heard about him dying beforehand.
He turned me on to working in pop music production and I owe every single achievement in a 20+ year career to him.
I truly am so gutted today
RIP to Paul Kantner, founding member of Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Statship. He did what He loved to the very end, and changed the sound of music as we know it.
For all you 80's metal fans. I thought I would share this vid, it's good to see Van Halen reunited. They still can kick ass "live" in their old age, with Eddie's son Wolfgang playing bass.
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Sorry, Alex, but I disagree with your "Everyone loves music" premise. I prefer words. Music is okay, and I see where it has a place, but I would feel more alone without books.
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I've worked in pop music in various roles ever since I was 17 years old, mostly in producing and recording. George Martin is my all time musical hero, most prolific influence and inspiration.
I'd just got home after teaching songwriting and production techniques in a high sch00l when I saw the news online. Ironically, one of the students I was with today actually asked me who I would love to work with if I ever had the chance. Of course, he was the answer I gave them and they didn't know who he was, so I relished the opportunity to spend 10 minutes telling them about hhim and his achievements and how his relationship with the artists he worked with has been such a massive benchmark and unparallelled career, roughly 70 years through pop history since the 1950s. You might think this is silly, but I know I wouldn't have been able to tell the student about him without becoming tearful if I'd heard about him dying beforehand.
He turned me on to working in pop music production and I owe every single achievement in a 20+ year career to him.
I truly am so gutted today
So many great hits like "Shining Star," "September," "Boogie Wonderland," and "After the Love has Gone."
I see them, but I try to close my eyes for the haters...
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And not really... Take Larry the Cable Guy and mix him with Boomhauer off King of the Hill.. That's closer to what I deal with.
"Hey durr li'le lady, say, you happen'da know which way di-rection i needa be goin ta get ta that thur outpost?".... Drives me nuts.
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