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Singer Songwriter And Ideas
Author: Tony
A singer songwriter and his ideas are normally a good pair.
But what happens when you get too many ideas? And, what do you think? Can you come up with too many ideas? I’ve read lots of information from lots of helpful people on how to organize, “brain dump“, to-do lists, etc. etc. etc. There have been whole websites dedicated to this. Software developers have produced some wonderful ways to digitally organize thoughts and tasks.
Still…none of these really cool tools address what to do with too many ideas.
And, yes…I believe a creative person of any kind, not just a dorky singer songwriter like me, can come up with too many ideas. There isn’t a day that goes by where I don’t come up with some “awesome” idea for a song, or an internet venture, or even a piece of furniture I’d like to build. There just isn’t enough time in the day to pursue all my ideas. So…I delegate my brain sections to their respective tasks and endeavor to move forward.
Anyone else have this “problem”? If so, what do you do about it?
I remember reading about a Louisiana politician (who I’m purposefully keeping nameless) who was assassinated. Reportedly his last words were “Please God, don’t let me die. I have so much to do.” I often think about what could go on my tombstone (should that day ever arrive), and I’ve come up with “Wow…that was fast!“
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Singer Songwriter On A Train of Thought
Author: Tony
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Singer Songwriter For May 5
Author: Tony
Many years ago a man found himself too lonely to go on. In fact, he wrote a suicide note saying “I walk a lonely street”.
Then…he jumped out of a window to his death.
The story was written up in a small article in a newspaper, and a singer songwriter named Tommy Durden read it. He took the article to his friend, a 41 year old English teacher named Mae Axton. And the two of them agreed it might make a good song.
As it so happens, after they co-wrote the song, they got it to a young singer from Mississippi…who happened to be “on the road” at the time. A few months later…with a lot of people saying it shouldn’t be released…Elvis’ rendition of “Heartbreak Hotel” was on the radio airwaves.
On May 5, 1956 it became Elvis’ first #1 Hit.
Even though we don’t know who the guy was who jumped out of that window to his death…the vast majority of us has heard a version of his story told from “The King” himself.
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