The (un) interesting life of...

A shot by my dude Rodney Gibson from my show at Rockwood Music...

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:26:39 -0400

A shot by my dude Rodney Gibson from my show at Rockwood Music Hall last Friday in NYC.

"When the past calls, let it go to voicemail, believe me, it has nothing new to say."

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:05:00 -0400

“When the past calls, let it go to voicemail, believe me, it has nothing new to say.”

Played a dope set last night with 3 part harmonies and 3...

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:06:56 -0400

Played a dope set last night with 3 part harmonies and 3 acoustic guitars at Norwood Club on 14th st in nyc.

"So if I asked you about art, you’d probably give me the skinny on every art book ever written...."

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 12:50:17 -0400

“So if I asked you about art, you’d probably give me the skinny on every art book ever written. Michelangelo, you know a lot about him. Life’s work, political aspirations, him and the pope, sexual orientations, the whole works, right? But I’ll bet you can’t tell me what it smells like in the Sistine Chapel. You’ve never actually stood there and looked up at that beautiful ceiling; seen that. If I ask you about women, you’d probably give me a syllabus about your personal favorites. You may have even been laid a few times. But you can’t tell me what it feels like to wake up next to a woman and feel truly happy. You’re a tough kid. And I’d ask you about war, you’d probably throw Shakespeare at me, right, “once more unto the breach dear friends.” But you’ve never been near one. You’ve never held your best friend’s head in your lap, watch… him gasp his last breath looking to you for help. I’d ask you about love, you’d probably quote me a sonnet. But you’ve never looked at a woman and been totally vulnerable. Known someone that could level you with her eyes, feeling like God put an angel on earth just for you. Who could rescue you from the depths of hell. And you wouldn’t know what it’s like to be her angel, to have that love for her, be there forever, through anything, through cancer. And you wouldn’t know about sleeping sitting up in the hospital room for two months, holding her hand, because the doctors could see in your eyes, that the terms “visiting hours” don’t apply to you. You don’t know about real loss, ‘cause it only occurs when you’ve loved something more than you love yourself. And I doubt you’ve ever dared to love anybody that much. And look at you… I don’t see an intelligent, confident man… I see a cocky, scared shitless kid. But you’re a genius Will. No one denies that. No one could possibly understand the depths of you. But you presume to know everything about me because you saw a painting of mine, and you ripped my fucking life apart.”

- Goodwill Hunting

Dopest video out right now, Hands down.

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:15:24 -0500

Dopest video out right now, Hands down.

This girls on point!

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 18:12:13 -0500

This girls on point!

This is what I like to call playing for youself and no one else....

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 19:05:42 -0500

This is what I like to call playing for youself and no one else. And I enjoy this more than any entertainment you could offer me. More than any spectacle you could possibly put on. This is a riveting performance.

This guy is so DOPE! I love the lifestyle this video depicts!

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:34:38 -0500

This guy is so DOPE! I love the lifestyle this video depicts!

2 questions that can change your life.

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:33:10 -0500

3. Why worry?

These two words, considered sincerely, can radically reconfigure the landscape of your mind. Worry rarely leads to positive action; it’s just painful, useless fear about hypothetical events, which scuttles happiness rather than ensuring it. Some psychologists say that by focusing on gratitude, we can shut down the part of the brain that worries. It actually works!

4. Why do I like {cupcakes} more than I like {people}?

Feel free to switch out the words in brackets: You may like TV more than exercise, or red wine over fair time ;) , or watching movies over reading. Whatever the particulars, everyone has something they like more than the somethings they’re supposed to like. But forcing “virtues” — trying to like people more than cupcakes — drives us to vices that offer false freedom from oppression. Stop trying to like the things you don’t like, and many vices will disappear on their own.

Rules to live by:

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 11:38:20 -0500

ONE. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.

TWO. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.

THREE. Don’t believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.

FOUR. When you say, ‘I love you,’ mean it.

FIVE. When you say, ‘I’m sorry,’ look the person in the eye.

SIX. Be engaged at least six months before you get married.

SEVEN. Believe in love at first sight.

EIGHT. Never laugh at anyone’s dreams. People who don’t have dreams don’t have much.

NINE… Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it’s the only way to live life completely.

TEN.. In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.

ELEVEN. Don’t judge people by their relatives.

TWELVE. Talk slowly but think quickly.

THIRTEEN. When someone asks you a question you don’t want to answer, smile and ask, ‘Why do you want to know?’

FOURTEEN. Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

FIFTEEN. Say ‘bless you’ when you hear someone sneeze.

SIXTEEN. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.

SEVENTEEN. Remember the three R’s: Respect for self; Respect for others; and Responsibility for all your actions.

EIGHTEEN. Don’t let a little dispute injure a great friendship.

NINETEEN. When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.

TWENTY. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice

TWENTY- ONE. Spend some time alone.

…Trust me

Well said, J

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 03:01:04 -0500

““J. Cole’s success is testament to amazing artist development and Cole’s hard work. I want to congratulate him on a #1 album and more importantly a great body of work.””

—

Jay-Z

Live your life.

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:58:13 -0400

I feel like so many of us do things so that we can admire them in retrospect or “just so we can say we did it” or to brag to others about. Thats fine. I’m not going to criticize. But why not instead do things to enlighten and fulfill ourselves in the moment. Be present. Be active. Be passionate. Live for you, and everyone around you will magically fit your mold.

If you haven’t heard or purchased James Morrsion’s...

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 03:50:43 -0400

If you haven’t heard or purchased James Morrsion’s new album, thats a shame. Listen to this song. Enjoy it. Somebody feels this way about you. Take a good look around you and make sure you’re making a conscious effort to keep them in your life. Those people that make you feel or want to be passionate, they’re important. Dont screw it up. You don’t have to be alone.

Today I realized

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 02:32:02 -0400

Today I decided… No, today I accepted the fact that 9 times out of 10 my first decision or my “gut instinct” is correct. So if I learn to live by this rule, and not second guess myself that 1 time out of 10 will be just as beautiful and unique, just as important as the 9 others.

If you learn to follow your heart you will always score 10 out of 10, even if you dont realize it at first.

Now for a story…

One day a man bought a stallion, and all of his friends said, “That’s good.” The next day the stallion ran away, and all of his friends said, “Thats bad.” Two weeks later the stallion returned with a herd of mares. His friends said “That’s good.” The next day his son broke his shoulder when the stallion threw him off. The friends said, “Thats bad.” The next month war broke out. Because the boy was injured, he could not go to war. The friends said, “Thats good.”

The story could go on and on with people judging events as being bad or good when actually all the events are connected and have an impact on each other. Trying to sort good from bad and putting labels on events that are constantly changing their shape can make a you crazy.

…Think about it.

This song makes my heart ache, yet fills me with hope. He/She it...

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 03:15:52 -0400

This song makes my heart ache, yet fills me with hope. He/She it doesnt matter. I know you’ll relate. Enjoy:

Dont turn your back on the bull!

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:55:44 -0400

Dont turn your back on the bull!

I live to witness this with my own eyes! With someone I love by...

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 03:45:55 -0400

I live to witness this with my own eyes! With someone I love by my side.

A natural phenomenon occurring in the summer months north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle where the sun never fully sets and remains visible 24 hours a day. This short time lapse film was shot during the Icelandic Midnight Sun in June of 2011.

This video is dope! And whose the girl!? She’s got pipes!...

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 03:29:30 -0400

This video is dope! And whose the girl!? She’s got pipes! Totally unassuming. Enjoy.

“You can’t hate the roots of a tree and not hate the...

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:36:56 -0400

“You can’t hate the roots of a tree and not hate the tree.”
― Malcolm X

"There is no measuring with time, no years matter, and ten years are nothing. Being an artist means,..."

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:33:36 -0400

“There is no measuring with time, no years matter, and ten years are nothing. Being an artist means, not reckoning and counting, but ripening like the tree which does not force it’s sap and stands confident in the storms of spring without the fear that after them may come no summer. It does come. But it comes only to the patient, who are there as though eternity lay before them, so unconcernedly still and wide. I learn it daily, learn with pain to which I am grateful: patience is everything!”

- “Letters to a young poet” by Rainer Maria Rilke