Beyond the Soul’s Meridian November 27, 2023
Recently, I was criticized for writing for the sake of writing. That is a very truthful statement. As I have no constituents, sponsors, or agendas to answer to. Therefore, my work is done for the sake of doing it.
Over twenty years ago, the artist Gillian Welch wrote a song called “Everything is Free” for her 2001 album “The Revelator.”
In it she sings:
Everything is free now
That’s what they say
Everything I ever done
Gonna give it away
Someone hit the big score
They figured it out
That we’re gonna do it anyway
Even if it doesn’t pay…
The song was written at a time early in her career when peer to peer sharing of digital music files began to undercut the conventions of the music industry. The song was originally written as a protest to the uncertain transitions that the business was bearing. At the time, insidious changes seemed to be random and chaotic. Yet, there was an agenda behind it as dominion over all aspects of entertainment is now wielded within the constructs of major media corporations married to tech driven platforms where independent voices are rarely if ever heard. As an artist, one can still make music if you are prepared to exist on the fringes or outside of the industry. Continue reading “For the Sake of Writing”
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