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Originally Posted by Johnny Stew
I worry about making the world a better place... changing minds, bettering situations. That's when I care about something not living up to my expectations.
I don't sweat what I consider to be the small stuff, like a clunky lyric. Music is something I choose to ENJOY, not obsess over perfecting. It's a simpler beauty.
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To me, music is the pinnacle of the life experience. So, I always want it to be great. That's why I'm picky. That's why I despise most rap/hip-hop ('cept Mary J. Blige- I looovvvvve her) and all this new "pop" crap. It's all soulless and dead.
I'm all for making the world a better place. However, most of that effort goes into quests that take quite a bit of time and quite a lot of energy from quite a lot of people. Most of that stuff I have very little direct control over, so I can understand that it takes 20 to 30 years to get gay marriage on the table.
Stevie has the ability to write great stuff. She has the ability to make the decision to mix it up a little bit and breathe life into their setlists. She has the ability to sing with conviction. However, she chooses not to do these things so many times- and with all those abilities available to her with just a
thought. She doesn't need money. She doesn't need publicity. She doesn't need a record company. She doesn't need any of that stuff to take "her" at 56 years old and really do something special.
So, you can see how easy it is for me to want her to live up to my expectations. It's not that damn hard. Now, getting the US of A to get over its problem with homosexuality- that's hard!