11.29.06
Standing on the Shoulder’s of Giants
Last night our Led Zep tribute band recorded some demos at the Blues Alley Recording Studio in Morgantown, WV.
After we recorded “The Immigrant Song”, which is one of the best rock songs of all time, and I listened to the play back, I realized that my role in this life is not to copy the achievements of others, but to enrich the consciousness of our planet with my own unique contribution.
I’d always been afraid of doing this, because I didn’t “think” I could do it right. Last night it occurred to me the Bhagavad Gita is correct when it says that it is better to do one’s own work than to try to do another’s work.
We were listening to the play back of one of my guitar solos and our drummer, Dave said something to me like, “Do you hear the time change”? I then asked if I was following it correctly to which he replied something to the effect of, “You’ve got a good sense of direction, you can do what you want, and you’ll be fine.” That was a liberating statement even though I don’t think I took it the way he intended it. So as with my previous studies in spirituality, it feels like it is also time to let go of my musical limitations and begin stepping out on my own into my own creativity. I mean really, Led Zeppelin didn’t just redo Elvis tunes, they put forth their own genius and talents and changed the landscape of music, not only inspiring more musicians than I care to count, but they also provided a great example for people to give their best no matter what the critics will say!
This brings me to another sentence that came to me partly yesterday and today.
8) Joy is your magnetic creative force that guides the creation of your destiny.
