| We need to talk about things that touch the | | | | bass guitar, drums, a piano, a clarinet, a tuba, a |
| human soul. Music is what I know about and that's | | | | saxophone, any musical instrument and learn to |
| what we will mainly talk about, yet there are the | | | | play it. Let it touch you, maybe you'll change |
| arts, painting sculpting, poetry, and more. Music is | | | | instruments, or add more! Please I ask you to |
| what I know so that is what I want to focus on. | | | | keep the MUSIC ALIVE! It has been around since |
| Back in time not long ago Music was what we | | | | the beginning of time and it is being put aside for |
| were all about. Writing, playing, living, was all about | | | | cheap entertainment. Learning, practicing, |
| our human existence. We listened with our minds, | | | | developing something from nothing is the great |
| hearts, and souls to help us understand what the | | | | challenge of the human existence. Let's not lose it! |
| meaning of life was, and to open our minds to | | | | Please pick up an instrument and do the best you |
| what we did not understand all to become better | | | | can. Music does equal brain power and I have |
| people. We did become better. More | | | | worked with VH-1 and Save the Music, and it is |
| understanding, more knowledgeable, more open | | | | true. You can be in a symphony a rock band, any |
| to what we did not understand, and more true to | | | | type band, or in your basement, you do not have |
| ourselves and others, with a gracious nature. In | | | | to do it for any reason but enjoyment. If you |
| 2007 we have definitely lost what we have | | | | don't enjoy it you are not going to make it |
| learned before. For some reason it has not been | | | | anyway. That is the 1st phase, enjoyment. If you |
| passed down. The youth today are beginning to | | | | want to go for your dreams be great, I did, but |
| search it out. They do see a lifetime of music | | | | phase one is enjoyment of playing...! If you don't |
| that taught all to come together and understand, | | | | have that play sports or motocross, or whatever |
| even though they were unsure as to what they | | | | makes you happy. I just don't want us to lose |
| were learning. They knew it touched the soul. You | | | | the music. Anything someone is passionate about, |
| will either get what I am saying or not. I hope | | | | I am for, whatever it is. I am a musician though, |
| you do. | | | | so I see that artistry! |
| I ask the youth of today to pick up a guitar, a | | | | Do what your heart tells you...! |