WE'VE GOT THE MUSIC...

location: Sutton 307, Milligan College

mood: restless

music: "Coming Back To Life"-Pink Floyd

I can't ever seem to get to bed on time anymore.  But I'm not taking naps during the day either.  I guess I'm some sort of freak of nature that can exist on insanely small amounts of sleep.  

Anyway, I'm trying to figure out what to do with my life...but what else is new?  I've recently decided that English is probably not at all related to what I'm going to do in life.  I used to love the idea of being a published author and I wrote stories all the time (although I rarely finished them to be completely honest).  Now all I can think about is how the heck I'm going to get my foot in the door of the mainstream music industry and make a change in the music scene.

  I just really feel like it's so important for our generation and the generations to follow that we have good music so that we can look back like our parents have on bands like Pink Floyd and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and say "they really changed music for the better" or "they really affected people." 

I think our generation is screaming out to be affected and today's music industry is ignoring the people who could really answer that cry.  We've lost our passion for music.  People aren't moved to tears anymore by guitar solos.  Because musicians don't play guitar with passion anymore.  Because the music industry isn't looking for passion.  They're looking for an artist with enough sex appeal that can sell a couple million records solely because of their looks and maybe a catchy hook or two.  The quick buck is the goal.

Anyway, that's the end of tonight's rant.  I'm exhausted and I'm going to bed!