Re: The Attention Whores

["David Kirkdorffer" <vze2ncsr@verizon.net>]

Travis -

What a great name for a rock band!!  "The Attention Whores"

:-)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Travis Hartnett" <tiktok@sprintmail.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 12:37 PM
Subject: Subject: away with mirrors (was: Re: some thoughts on Ted's
queeries about art and self esteem and, oh yeah,  looping)


> I don't agree with that.  Stoned/drunk people always think they're
> doing GREAT, and frequently...aren't.  Ditto on the many attention
> whores filling stages across the world.  On the flip side of the coin
> you get someone like Allan Holdsworth who never thinks he plays that
> well but the audience loves it.
>
> TravisH
>
> On Nov 20, 2004, at 8:57 AM,
> Loopers-Delight-d-request@loopers-delight.com wrote:
>
> > That's a damn good point, Michael! I've noticed that if a musician
> > THINKS he makes great music, then the resulting noise tends to be
> > interesting and enjoyable for most people. And the one that constantly
> > keeps mirroring his own efforts in a negative, critical sense rarely
> > comes up with anything of interest to others.
>