Re: why do we loop?or why play live?

[Per Boysen <per@boysen.se>]

On Oct 8, 2005, at 8:21, Luis Angulo wrote:

> Yes i must admit that ive also had very positive
> responses as well and people complimenting and showing
> curiosity.The funny thing is that at loop shows is
> mostly females who´ve come up to me and said nice
> things...i always thought looping was more of a boy
> with repeating toyz thing...;-)
> Luis


That's a very interesting thing to say! To keep my post short, it  
hints at two things that seems to play a major role in how music is  
created and appreciated among humans:

1) Women tend to be more open to subtle expression in art (not only  
in music).
2) Men tend to have a view more influenced by expression of ego  
(others or ones own ego).

So I guess you should take this "female fan base" at your gigs as a  
complement! I'm basing this on the presumption that true art has to  
rely on a strong female vibe, meaning "being reflective, quick and  
balanced".

A funny observation on these different attitudes among men and women  
is that women who liked your gig might say "I like your music", while  
men often say "impressing performance".

And finally: some men like to play live because they like women, but  
that's a different story. Ouch... can't stop writing - I just  
realized that this, the paradox in men, is what makes some male art  
so interesting! The brutal macho act of showing off ones ego in  
combination with the most fragile actual outlet. It's bizarre in all  
it's beauty, like a tyrannosaurus balancing on one huge monster toe  
while folding perfect origami with its tiny claws.

Greetings from Sweden

Per Boysen
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