One of the first times I hung out with Dashan at the Anti-Hoot, he asked me to write a song with him. I think I was struggling to contribute lyrics, and he gave me a quick lecture about songwriting. I’ve always struggled with what he told me - that I should just write what comes to mind. That the words don’t really matter.
I flirted with a nihilistic interpretation of our conversation for a long time.And I’ve always struggled with that, but every time I have a personal breakthrough with a piece of art, be it a song, composition, or photograph, I usually can tell because that ephemeral
He recorded lots of people’s first (and later) albums and got people playing instruments that they weren’t sure how to work. I wish that I could list all the new things he ushered into my life. Maybe another time.
Originally posted to tumblr May 25th, 2012 10:46am
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