The Art of Chumus & Making Music
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 Today, I was telling a buddy who likes the way I make chumus, how I make it. It's complicated, and I wanted to tell him exactly how much of whatever ingredient or spice to put in, but I couldn't. It was impossible to convey, in conventional units of measure, how much to use. It's more art than science.
Now I'm watching my kids make up their own game and have a blast playing it. You can see them come alive, living the moment, totally engaged. It just dawned on me that that's the way making music should be approached. If you can tell someone exactly what it takes to create a perfect final product, you're done for. Forget passion, personal touch, unique artistry. There can be no exact instructions or recipes. No one told my kids how to make up a game - that would have killed the moment and their creativity.
Anyway.
I'm a huge sucker for early 70's glam, e.g. Sweet, Mott the Hoople, Bowie, etc. Here's a long lost AWESOME tune. Kiss even did a kick-arse version of it (oh God, that video is fucking hilarious!) on the Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey soundtrack. Yes, I said that.
