On Sleep and creativity
2003-10-24 by Roger Rossen
>Ginger Baker lives ! >Sleep is your friend Roger :O >Gary this was supposed to go to the group too - why hide my mental-ness? >Well yes it is - but actually: > >There is this hilarious (and extremely talented) band I got turned >onto out at NEARfest 2003 >(NorthEast ArtRock festival - this is the CENTER of the prog-rock >world...I cannot begin to tell you how highly I recommend this event >for all of you out there into this kinda music - its a religious >thing for me) > >they are called: >"Sleepy-Time Gorilla Museum" and 1 of their main 'hits' from this new >band, is called : "Sleep Is Wrong". > >And I think that I totally and completely embrace that statement! > >Their music is a cross between King Crimson and Marilyn Manson...a >beautiful marriage of musical elements! > >I saw these guys down at Schuba's (Chicago) a couple weeks after >their NEARfest performance and had a chance to chat with them. They >are the kinda friends who make me happy to be pursuing something just
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>as off-kilter and rewardless as any good music is, that doesn't ever >get "public" acceptance - because of the suppressive "music business >machine"! > >ok- i'm going off again- > >Cheers All, > >Finally got some sleep- >Even though it was WRONG! > >Rog >