Today is Sunday, my day of REST. So its time to have some fun and think about something unusual, out of my normal life pattern. Rarely do I get to listen to some of history’s greatest creative prodigies talk freely about the creative process. This interview with Bill Evans (1929-1980) is worth watching. He was a brilliant and innovative jazz pianist, and one of the most influential creative forces in the history of jazz. His insights into the creative process extend way beyond music. In this video he is talking about jazz technique, but I’m thinking about my life, relationships and work. Notice his persistent idea that the jazz innovation emerges from truth. Here, an artist talks about truth in the realm of music much in the same way that a theologian talks about truth in theology. To me that's
Read MoreSong from 5000 Fish.
Lyrics:
I was reading today, today about you
Someone, said they laid on the dock with you
They looked at the stars
They heard your thoughts
They shared their heart
You looked at the stars
You heard their heart
You held their heart
To be, by your side
O to be the one, by your side
To be, by your side
O to be the one, by your side
And someday, you’ll be back
You’ll take us, you’ll take us home



