Some things I agree with
(or not as the case may be)
Tuesday, November 22 So... Are you saying that Michaelangelo just threw stones at people?
Maybe not quite. What am I on about? Read:
Michelangelo, can cause someone to feel the pain of losing a child even if they've never had one. And when you're trying for these emotions the easiest one to trigger is anger.
Anyone can do it. Go into the street, throw a rock at someone, you will make them angry. The emotions of love, empathy and laughter are much harder to trigger, but since they operate on a deeper level, they bring a much greater reward.
What a lovely pearl of wisdom from the Trans-Siberian Orchestra's Biography web page. I think it readily applies to life in general as much as it applies to the art of making music which really appeals emotionally to someone (that's pretty satisfying in itself, though, and it's bloody difficult to boot). [edit:25/11/2005 Missed the actual link off. Oops. It's there now, d'oh.]
... There's a piece of their music which has been set to a pretty excellent video on the web, go watch it here (it is definitely worth watching if you're in a lunch break and bored).
I was going to post something else as well today, but that'll have to wait, I have to clean up my room first and I've procrastinated for way too long.