Have you ever hit a time when you looked at your library of music (vinyl, hard drive, CDs, 8-tracks, sheet music) and just sighed and said to yourself, "self, I ain't got nothing to listen to." It's like going to a grocery store and thinking to yourself "theres nothing here I want to eat." If you're wondering what prompted this, I was sitting at my workstation making ringtones for my iPhone (everyone has to have their own) and I couldn't come up with anything for anyone besides my daughter (Gwen Stefani "Hollaback Girl"), my fiance (Michael Jackson "PYT"), and my mother (Toni Basil "Hey Mickey" because her name is Micki). It's the pressure of picking the perfect song for each person. Some people are easier then others. My brother will undoubtedly get "White and Nerdy", my best mate Geoffe will get "Eighties" from Killing Joke, and my friend Meira who owns a candy store will get Bow Wow Wow's "I Want Candy." Who will fall victim to the default ringtone, and what will that be? Does anyone else put this kind of effort into their cell phone playlist? It's like I'm DJing a private party for everyone in my contact list.
Maybe it's the fact that earlier a younger producer friend of mine referred to me as "Old Man Techno." Just because I own synthesizers that are older then him doesn't make ME old, does it? I need to go put on some Stevie Wonder and remember why I actually love music.
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