Re: what is soul? (was RE: what is jazz?)

From: Elson Trinidad (elson@westworld.com)
Date: Mon May 22 2000 - 21:34:07 MET DST

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    I believe for people to be truly creative, or at least have the motivation to
    express that creativity, they would have been missing something in their life --
    be it money, family, friends, recognition, respect, love, sex, certain
    experiences, etc. It varies from person to person.

    I grew up middle-class in a multiethnic neighborhood in Los Angeles. We couldn't
    have everything I wanted in life, but at the same time there never was a time
    when my family really had to suffer financially; we always found a way. I fell
    into this music-making thing during my pre-teen/early teen years. It was
    something I liked, and it made me happy, and I got a real joy out of the fact
    that I can create something where there was silence before.

    So if you say I have no business making music because I didn't grow up in
    poverty, then I'll kill you. (Okay, I won't kill you, but I'll brutally beat
    you, and I'm not a normally violent person, so you know I'll make the beating
    worth my while...) But yes I lack certain things in my life - which I won't go
    into detail here - and making music makes me deal with them. Also, the fact that
    there aren't very many people of my ethnicity out there making music, much less
    writing *their own* music, makes me feel that it's important to make a
    contribution. Music is not necessarily a means for attaining fame or fortune,
    but a duty and responsibility. I realize for most people who are content with
    the black-white music world, that sentiment might sound ridiculous, but not
    everyone's black or white...

    Elson

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