Jeff R

Brooklyn Guitarist/Skateboarder. Interests are The Blues, Hard Rock, video games and music; I rant a lot about things that piss me off. I don't understand my generation. Follow if you feel the same way, or if you just want somebody to talk to about music.

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A good friend of mine (my guitar teacher) has an album out with his band Xalam Project. You should check it out if you like world music, or interested in a great cd.

[gustonyc]

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One of the greatest musicians ever. I can't wait to see you live Paco De Lucia

[leadingtone]

For if I can write the songs of a nation, it matters not who writes its laws.

Plato

(via leadingtone)

[jros-blog]

I think being an artist makes you an outcast, because you just see things in a different perspective. You can create your own work and build your own worlds that come from the deepest parts of you and I think that's what scares people the most, that we have the ability to change the world.

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We are here on earth to do good for others. What the others are here for, I don't know.

W. H. Auden

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The truth!

[neophytou]

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Quite possibly the greatest guitarist IMO, but there is no doubt that Paco is a musical genius. Anything this man plays is beautiful, flamenco guitar is truly something else. (hope I can get my picado like that someday.)

[kny111]

The drug war is not a failure; rather it works perfectly for its intended purposes. It generates billions of dollars for government agencies at all levels, employing millions of people. It created and supports whole industries such as drug testing, and has enhanced the drug rehabilitation industry. The drug war also protects other industries such as tobacco and alcohol, and even legal medical drug companies. It also protects the lumber and oil industries. The drug war even drives this Nation’s foreign policy. The drug war also funds gang violence at home and terrorists abroad, creating even more American jobs needed to combat these threats. The drug war also has the added benefit of conveniently side stepping Constitutionally guaranteed freedoms and liberties, allowing government to control even the most intimate facets of citizen’s lives, increasing government’s control. The drug war also guarantees a ready supply of drugs for children, guaranteeing an endless supply of new participants to support the prison industry, lawyers, law enforcement, etc. The drug war also provides government the opportunity to marginalize those considered undesirable, take away their ability to vote, find employment, get an education, take their children, seize their property, etc. Who in their right mind could possibly want to do away with this cash cow, and return to a time when there was no illegal drug use in this country?

Mike Stroup - Literally my favorite quote against the Drug “War” and vividly paints the reality of things (via cwnl)

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Music industry is all crazy.

We all complain about bad music, yet many of you won't even purchase an album from your favorite artist, or band. How are upcoming artists and musicians suppose to even emerge when you steal their work, they cant afford to get their work stolen like other famous pop stars. You are aware that they need money too? You wouldn't appreciate it if somebody stole your family's hard work and income. Musicians work just as hard as anybody else does, so why can't we have an honest living.

[jros-blog]

What's the point?

Of learning Music theory, practicing my ass off to syncopate and writing melodies if I can become a "Musician" by not writing my own lyrics, stealing others work and then calling it my own? Oh, wait that's just being a Rapper, or an artist?

[przybyla]

[jros-blog]

Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.

Plato

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"Imagination is more important than knowledge." - Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein

[jros-blog]

The rhythm of breathing is a constant accompaniment to life.

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