Showing posts with label emotions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label emotions. Show all posts

Saturday, August 15, 2009

Feeling down...

Sometimes we all feel hopeless no matter what it is we are doing. The live life happy 100% of the time book is found in the fiction section. Let's face it. There have been times where I never wanted to show my face in high school, withdraw from Penn State, and give up music altogether and think about my family in the long run. I have been to sea level when it comes to emotions, but I have been on top of the world as well. Life is a weird game.

What I've learned through all of my years on this earth (I feel like Ghandi or something) is that you have to let the emotions play their part. Without sad, you wouldn't have happy. Without bad, there would be no good. Just remember, that time will always pass. That test that you freaked out about for a week studying until your brain exploded which you failed anyways will not matter in a few years. You won't even think about it. That boy or girl you cried about for a week won't matter once you find a better one. Trust me, you will.

This is another reason why my song Why Worry? means so much to me. When I get down in the dumps, I remember that I'm going to be worm food one day anyways and it won't matter then.

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Love,

T.J.

Friday, August 7, 2009

Sufjan Stevens


I think I'll start doing an artist review every Friday or so. Is that cool?
Cool.

I'm really not an indie kind of guy. I've always been into pop-rock, 90s rock, singer-songwriters, anything with a catchy chorus. However, I've been broadening my horizons a bunch recently and came across an awesome artist, Sufjan Stevens.

Go listen to his album, Illinoise.




I like this album because it's very calming. It settles me down and makes me think about what he is doing musically and let's me hear his emotions while singing. I love that. His harmonies are creepy, yet beautiful. He never forces anything into his music. Every instrument, lyric, and melody has its place.

I love it.

Take a listen and feel free to express your opinions about his work!

-T.J.