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Copyright 2020 by John Densmore
Foreword 2020 Viggo Mortensen
Jacket illustration and design Obey Giant Art, Inc. / Shepard Fairey
John Densmore cover illustration source Jeff Katz Photography
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To All the Sonic Warriors (music lovers) who ride the Music of the Spheres
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An artist, Shes a real artist. Hes a unique artist. Artists are like that. Not like you and me. They feel things, they see things, they understand things in different ways than most people do. Painters, drummers, sculptors, singers, conductors, directors, designers, poets, actors, dancing masters, performers, seekers all. They are sensitive, they see underneath, they see beyond, they see the big picture, they notice the smallest detail. We admire artists, and we dont trust them. The rest of the world gets on with its business while artists daydream and criticize people who actually get things done. They live in their own world, and they should mind their own affairs, stick to what they know. What makes artists so special anyway?
Nothing.
Nothing at all. No more special than you. Each of us has got their own. Each and every one, through our particular way of observing and listening, of being in the world, is free to interpret and communicate what is happening around us. There is no need to be considered or to consider oneself an artist, in the sense that we conventionally and exclusively use the term, in order to weigh what happens to us in the course of our lives, in order to record in our minds what our experiences mean to us, to decide what attracts and repels us, to relate to and communicate, if and as we choose to, what we find meaningful. Children do not separate themselves as artists or non-artists. Why should adults do so?
You are alive, you receive. You may fine-tune your hearing, you may work on your rhythm, your timing, and find the right moment to dip your toes in the river. Once your skin gets used to the temperature, you may find yourself wading in deeper, maybe going under all the way to your chin. You might have to give it a few tries before getting that far. You dont have to swim. Theres nothing to know. You can get out anytime you like. Just sit onshore and watch how others disappear under the surface and come up somewhere else. Watch the rain drops on the gently flowing ripples, if they come. Feel the suns warmth, if it shines. Get goosebumps, if you do. See what you see, make that picture for yourself. Thats all it is, being an artist. Dont ever swim, if it isnt your thing, dont go near the water. Stand on a hilltop, behind a tree, hearing others splash and laugh. No one even needs to know you were there. You understand, you sense as much as anyone else does in their own personal way, whether youre near or far. You can simply imagine being at the bottom, you can count the minnows and tadpoles, the sinking leaves as they swirl around you. You spin at your own speed and dance to the beat you carry as you drift with the current, allowing yourself to float away. You comprehend, already creating, already leaving your mark, even if at first you
cant
hear
keep
listening
to the melody
come up
in a drop
that runs
across the wall
hangs
on the doorknob
sing
together
across
the city
squeeze
a note
that stays
in your fist
pulling
your hair
Unnameable
unknowable
unreasoning
trusting
trading
tuning
tinted
windows
When
did
sound
start
was
there
ever
none?
its absence
unimaginable
its very thought
makes
noise
we begin
and
end
a murmur
risen
from the water
that brought us
keeps us
afloat
lingering
joining
infinite
song
stream
Ensuing
harmony
however
faint
understated
our inevitable
participation
outlasts us
every
echo
imagined
recorded
somewhere
every
piece
variation
remembered
rephrased
desired
unwritten
forgot
unplayed
as time
expands
contracts
reinterprets
resuscitates
incessant hum
we accompany
consciously
or not
VIGGO MORTENSEN
F IRST I WANT TO THANK B EN S CHAFER FOR HIS EDITORIAL skills and his great ear for music. Second, my soul mate Ildiko von Somogyi. Third, Andrea Cagan for her masterful editing eyes. Cynthia Buck for excellent copyediting. Shepard Fairey for the extraordinary cover. He obviously loves music. Jeff Katz for the use of his beautiful cover photo. John Logan for all his help with photo and lyric licenses. Cary Odes for his tech and friendship. Sam Joseph for suggesting I write about all these great artists Ive met. Jeff Jampol for management guidance.
Finally, a little story: Theres a tradition among the real gurus that the disciple must try really hard before the teaching is allowed to come out. There is a myth related to this about the mystic Gurdjieff that just might be based in truth. It is said that Gurdjieff would tell his pilgrims to meet him in a bar at such and such a time, only to quickly tell everyone that they would be going to another bar instead. That weeded out half or more of the flock. Then, after one drink, he insisted that they go to a third tavern. It was getting very late in the evening at this point, and only a few stragglers were left. Gurdjieff lifted his glass and said something like, Lets get down to it. Im ready to talk. The Master showed the jewels only to those who were really thirsty.
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