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December 13, 1998
The Eternal Novice I must not let go of that feeling that I have, the feeling of the 'eternal novice'. I know I must keep the creative flow going or else it will stagnate. I read a little bit of Keith Jarrett's biography today. I usually read books in fragments, so I may not read a whole book at a time, but I will read several books at a time and peruse for certain information, sort of like browsing through reference books. The world reknown jazz pianist, Keith Jarrett, has a personal quote at the beginning of each chapter in his book. The above quote is from Chapter 12: Rebirth. In this chapter he talked about getting to a point in his career where he felt stagnated and complacent, not really feeling the creative spark when during one special night, he again became rekindled with inspiration. I found this very moving, that what he rekindled was the creative spark that artists have when they first start out and everythiing is brand new to them. This is the whole 'concept' of being the 'eternal novice'. For even though one may be a skilled painter or musician, the importance of the spark, the freshness of approaching things always with a new light; it's so important to maintaining that creative state. To me, that creative state is THE most important thing of all. The audience will know if you are there or not, because they can feel it. There's really no mystery to this creative state. You have it or you don't... and the means to approaching it may not always be clear because there are no tangible aspects to it. There's really nothing "clear cut and dry". It's something that is bordering on intuition. That is the main reason people are moved by music in general, the fact that there is that "special something" in the music that is intangible, something that makes the audience want to listen and derive pleasure from it because there is something being communicated from the musician to the audience. But it's also not just about pleasure. It's about that mystical quality that makes the music more than just notes on paper. It's the message between the notes, the emotional delivery that really moves the audience. Without that, you don't have a true means of expression. home
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