"Tidbits"

When I listen to a song, I listen primarily for the melody. I like a song that I can sing – one that doesn’t rely on fancy production tricks. Billy Joel said in an interview that the test of a good song is whether or not it sounds good played on the piano. He used his own “We Didn’t Start the Fire” as an example of a bad song, because it sounds terrible played on the piano.

I don’t consider myself a singer, but an instrumentalist who sometimes sings.

Current listening: Laura Nyro, The First Songs. Singer-songwriter pop at its best. In the best of all possible worlds, my life’s work would be in that genre. I would have made a good 1970s singer-songwriter, but I’m afraid that window of opportunity may be closed.

Tidbits

© 1994 Brian Hutzell

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I like my facts unsweetened, like my tea

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