[Applause] technology sure has changed the way we
technology sure has changed the way we
technology sure has changed the way we interact with our world there was a time
interact with our world there was a time
interact with our world there was a time not that long ago where I might come to
not that long ago where I might come to
not that long ago where I might come to an event like this and actually just sit
an event like this and actually just sit
an event like this and actually just sit there and enjoy myself
there and enjoy myself
there and enjoy myself right but now we’ve got these devices
right but now we’ve got these devices
right but now we’ve got these devices that help us keep a memory of every
that help us keep a memory of every
that help us keep a memory of every little thing that happens even very
little thing that happens even very
little thing that happens even very insignificant things but you know I can
insignificant things but you know I can
insignificant things but you know I can I can take us out let’s do that let’s
I can take us out let’s do that let’s
I can take us out let’s do that let’s take a selfie
take a selfie
take a selfie everybody’s smile I guess I got most you
everybody’s smile I guess I got most you
everybody’s smile I guess I got most you in there there we go
in there there we go
in there there we go oh what a good-looking bunch and next
oh what a good-looking bunch and next
oh what a good-looking bunch and next week or tomorrow I can look at this
week or tomorrow I can look at this
week or tomorrow I can look at this picture and it’ll remind me of what it
picture and it’ll remind me of what it
picture and it’ll remind me of what it was like how cool it was to be here with
was like how cool it was to be here with
was like how cool it was to be here with you and I can post it to my social media
you and I can post it to my social media
you and I can post it to my social media to remind everybody else how cool I am
to remind everybody else how cool I am
to remind everybody else how cool I am which is frankly why we really do that
which is frankly why we really do that
which is frankly why we really do that right technology also gives me amazing
right technology also gives me amazing
right technology also gives me amazing access to other people’s ideas so as
access to other people’s ideas so as
access to other people’s ideas so as long as my data plan is paid up and I’m
long as my data plan is paid up and I’m
long as my data plan is paid up and I’m within range I can connect to the
within range I can connect to the
within range I can connect to the Internet and I can look at a picture of
Internet and I can look at a picture of
Internet and I can look at a picture of a famous painting or a building or a
a famous painting or a building or a
a famous painting or a building or a sculpture I can read a poem or a play or
sculpture I can read a poem or a play or
sculpture I can read a poem or a play or a novel if my eyesight is good enough
a novel if my eyesight is good enough
a novel if my eyesight is good enough and I can listen to a recording of just
and I can listen to a recording of just
and I can listen to a recording of just about any important piece of classical
about any important piece of classical
about any important piece of classical music written over the last several
music written over the last several
music written over the last several centuries all the treasures of human
centuries all the treasures of human
centuries all the treasures of human culture right at my fingertips it’s
culture right at my fingertips it’s
culture right at my fingertips it’s amazing but I think sometimes we mistake
amazing but I think sometimes we mistake
amazing but I think sometimes we mistake access for engagement just because I
access for engagement just because I
access for engagement just because I have access to something doesn’t mean
have access to something doesn’t mean
have access to something doesn’t mean that I’m really engaging with it and
that I’m really engaging with it and
that I’m really engaging with it and more importantly classical music was
more importantly classical music was
more importantly classical music was never meant to be heard in this way
never meant to be heard in this way
never meant to be heard in this way alone so today one thing I would like to
alone so today one thing I would like to
alone so today one thing I would like to talk to you about is I want to reinvent
talk to you about is I want to reinvent
talk to you about is I want to reinvent the composer’s task I want you to be
the composer’s task I want you to be
the composer’s task I want you to be excited about what composers do because
excited about what composers do because
excited about what composers do because composers are inspiring first and
composers are inspiring first and
composers are inspiring first and foremost a composer is a wizard at
foremost a composer is a wizard at
foremost a composer is a wizard at imagining sounds that’s what a composer
imagining sounds that’s what a composer
imagining sounds that’s what a composer is doing they’re organizing sounds in
is doing they’re organizing sounds in
is doing they’re organizing sounds in time and that process begins with a
time and that process begins with a
time and that process begins with a vivid imagination but then a composer
vivid imagination but then a composer
vivid imagination but then a composer has to undergo really quite rigorous and
has to undergo really quite rigorous and
has to undergo really quite rigorous and difficult training to learn how to
difficult training to learn how to
difficult training to learn how to translate those symbols from the
translate those symbols from the
translate those symbols from the imagination into as I say a set of
imagination into as I say a set of
imagination into as I say a set of symbols
symbols
symbols that a performer can execute and when a
that a performer can execute and when a
that a performer can execute and when a performer executes these symbols we are
performer executes these symbols we are
performer executes these symbols we are suddenly able to hear into the mind of a
suddenly able to hear into the mind of a
suddenly able to hear into the mind of a great thinker do you know it took human
great thinker do you know it took human
great thinker do you know it took human beings centuries to develop and perfect
beings centuries to develop and perfect
beings centuries to develop and perfect this technology that lets us hear this
this technology that lets us hear this
this technology that lets us hear this thing it’s really amazing composers are
thing it’s really amazing composers are
thing it’s really amazing composers are solitary people we like to work by
solitary people we like to work by
solitary people we like to work by ourselves in fact that’s one thing that
ourselves in fact that’s one thing that
ourselves in fact that’s one thing that drew me to composing I’m really an
drew me to composing I’m really an
drew me to composing I’m really an introvert and composing is something
introvert and composing is something
introvert and composing is something like doing a Sudoku or a crossword
like doing a Sudoku or a crossword
like doing a Sudoku or a crossword puzzle or a game of solitaire you’re
puzzle or a game of solitaire you’re
puzzle or a game of solitaire you’re organizing a bunch of dots on a graph in
organizing a bunch of dots on a graph in
organizing a bunch of dots on a graph in a room all by yourself it’s an
a room all by yourself it’s an
a room all by yourself it’s an introverts dream you’d love it
introverts dream you’d love it
introverts dream you’d love it but we can’t do it all by ourselves we
but we can’t do it all by ourselves we
but we can’t do it all by ourselves we require the help of somebody else we
require the help of somebody else we
require the help of somebody else we require a performer who is another
require a performer who is another
require a performer who is another extraordinary person
extraordinary person
extraordinary person performers spent decades of their life
performers spent decades of their life
performers spent decades of their life learning how to decipher the symbols
learning how to decipher the symbols
learning how to decipher the symbols that composers left behind so that they
that composers left behind so that they
that composers left behind so that they can open these windows into these minds
can open these windows into these minds
can open these windows into these minds of these great composers it’s really
of these great composers it’s really
of these great composers it’s really extraordinary so I’ll give you an
extraordinary so I’ll give you an
extraordinary so I’ll give you an example this oh hello
example this oh hello
example this oh hello this is a piece of music or rather this
this is a piece of music or rather this
this is a piece of music or rather this is not yet music right it’s a set of
is not yet music right it’s a set of
is not yet music right it’s a set of instructions and these instructions are
instructions and these instructions are
instructions and these instructions are by one of the greatest minds who ever
by one of the greatest minds who ever
by one of the greatest minds who ever lived Johann Sebastian Bach Bach was
lived Johann Sebastian Bach Bach was
lived Johann Sebastian Bach Bach was born in eisenach Germany in 1685 and he
born in eisenach Germany in 1685 and he
born in eisenach Germany in 1685 and he died in Leipzig in 1750 that’s very far
died in Leipzig in 1750 that’s very far
died in Leipzig in 1750 that’s very far away and a very long time ago but that
away and a very long time ago but that
away and a very long time ago but that doesn’t stop us from hearing Bach’s
doesn’t stop us from hearing Bach’s
doesn’t stop us from hearing Bach’s great thoughts as long as we have a
great thoughts as long as we have a
great thoughts as long as we have a performer
performer
performer [Music]
so for as long as Nick was playing that
so for as long as Nick was playing that piece we were able to see with great
piece we were able to see with great
piece we were able to see with great clarity and detail into box thoughts and
clarity and detail into box thoughts and
clarity and detail into box thoughts and then as soon as he stopped which was not
then as soon as he stopped which was not
then as soon as he stopped which was not the end of the piece by the way it went
the end of the piece by the way it went
the end of the piece by the way it went back to being just a really cool set of
back to being just a really cool set of
back to being just a really cool set of instructions and that’s something like
instructions and that’s something like
instructions and that’s something like magic right uh so what was Bach trying
magic right uh so what was Bach trying
magic right uh so what was Bach trying to say what was he driving at you know
to say what was he driving at you know
to say what was he driving at you know people have have written hundreds of
people have have written hundreds of
people have have written hundreds of books on that topic I think I have
books on that topic I think I have
books on that topic I think I have dozens of them in my office how my wife
dozens of them in my office how my wife
dozens of them in my office how my wife Allison will tell you that so we’re not
Allison will tell you that so we’re not
Allison will tell you that so we’re not going to be able to really unpack that
going to be able to really unpack that
going to be able to really unpack that here today that’s just too much
here today that’s just too much
here today that’s just too much information but I think part of the
information but I think part of the
information but I think part of the answer lies in something that Bach knew
answer lies in something that Bach knew
answer lies in something that Bach knew not something he knew as a fact you
not something he knew as a fact you
not something he knew as a fact you could look up on your phone but
could look up on your phone but
could look up on your phone but something he knew as a way of doing let
something he knew as a way of doing let
something he knew as a way of doing let me tell you what I mean
me tell you what I mean
me tell you what I mean music has a melodic element that’s how
music has a melodic element that’s how
music has a melodic element that’s how the notes interact when you play them
the notes interact when you play them
the notes interact when you play them one after another and it also has a
one after another and it also has a
one after another and it also has a harmonic element that’s what the notes
harmonic element that’s what the notes
harmonic element that’s what the notes do how they interact with each other
do how they interact with each other
do how they interact with each other when you play them simultaneously Bach
when you play them simultaneously Bach
when you play them simultaneously Bach understood better perhaps than anyone
understood better perhaps than anyone
understood better perhaps than anyone before or since
before or since
before or since that every good melody implies a
that every good melody implies a
that every good melody implies a compelling harmony and every good
compelling harmony and every good
compelling harmony and every good harmony is in a sense a frozen moment of
harmony is in a sense a frozen moment of
harmony is in a sense a frozen moment of interaction between multiple
interaction between multiple
interaction between multiple simultaneous melodies Bach had unlocked
simultaneous melodies Bach had unlocked
simultaneous melodies Bach had unlocked somehow the secret to writing every
somehow the secret to writing every
somehow the secret to writing every melody to be full of wonderful harmonic
melody to be full of wonderful harmonic
melody to be full of wonderful harmonic implications and of writing every
implications and of writing every
implications and of writing every harmony to be full of incredible melodic
harmony to be full of incredible melodic
harmony to be full of incredible melodic possibilities and using this one
possibilities and using this one
possibilities and using this one instrument which is capable of playing
instrument which is capable of playing
instrument which is capable of playing at most two notes at a time Bach managed
at most two notes at a time Bach managed
at most two notes at a time Bach managed to say something about sound and musical
to say something about sound and musical
to say something about sound and musical grammar that we find really compelling
grammar that we find really compelling
grammar that we find really compelling even hundreds of years after
even hundreds of years after
even hundreds of years after his death somehow this music reminds us
his death somehow this music reminds us
his death somehow this music reminds us that simple things are often profound
that simple things are often profound
that simple things are often profound and profound things are often simple as
and profound things are often simple as
and profound things are often simple as I listen to this music it seems to be
I listen to this music it seems to be
I listen to this music it seems to be about the interaction between the one
about the interaction between the one
about the interaction between the one and the many which is something that has
and the many which is something that has
and the many which is something that has fascinated philosophers since the dawn
fascinated philosophers since the dawn
fascinated philosophers since the dawn of human consciousness it’s also an
of human consciousness it’s also an
of human consciousness it’s also an exquisite reminder of the power of
exquisite reminder of the power of
exquisite reminder of the power of expression one person is capable of
expression one person is capable of
expression one person is capable of making when they say exactly the right
making when they say exactly the right
making when they say exactly the right thing these truths that Bach was
thing these truths that Bach was
thing these truths that Bach was speaking about or writing about are
speaking about or writing about are
speaking about or writing about are somehow very important to our
somehow very important to our
somehow very important to our understanding of what it means to be a
understanding of what it means to be a
understanding of what it means to be a human being and this technology of
human being and this technology of
human being and this technology of classical music is one of the ways that
classical music is one of the ways that
classical music is one of the ways that we human beings invented to pass this
we human beings invented to pass this
we human beings invented to pass this wisdom on to our children and our
wisdom on to our children and our
wisdom on to our children and our grandchildren and our grandchildren’s
grandchildren and our grandchildren’s
grandchildren and our grandchildren’s grandchildren it’s amazing so we’ve
grandchildren it’s amazing so we’ve
grandchildren it’s amazing so we’ve talked about the composer and we’ve
talked about the composer and we’ve
talked about the composer and we’ve talked about the performer and that only
talked about the performer and that only
talked about the performer and that only leaves one person to complete the circle
leaves one person to complete the circle
leaves one person to complete the circle and that’s the audience that’s you
and that’s the audience that’s you
and that’s the audience that’s you you’re required to make the circle
you’re required to make the circle
you’re required to make the circle complete and to have the the technology
complete and to have the the technology
complete and to have the the technology of classical music working the way it’s
of classical music working the way it’s
of classical music working the way it’s supposed to and I’ll tell you when that
supposed to and I’ll tell you when that
supposed to and I’ll tell you when that technology is working properly
technology is working properly
technology is working properly it’s intimate its immediate it’s
it’s intimate its immediate it’s
it’s intimate its immediate it’s personal it’s something you’re going to
personal it’s something you’re going to
personal it’s something you’re going to want to experience live we have this
want to experience live we have this
want to experience live we have this technology of recording which has done
technology of recording which has done
technology of recording which has done something really extraordinary it opens
something really extraordinary it opens
something really extraordinary it opens the window into the composer’s mind and
the window into the composer’s mind and
the window into the composer’s mind and then it forces it open so that it can
then it forces it open so that it can
then it forces it open so that it can never be closed again and that’s
never be closed again and that’s
never be closed again and that’s wonderful it’s given us I don’t want to
wonderful it’s given us I don’t want to
wonderful it’s given us I don’t want to take too much away from it it’s given us
take too much away from it it’s given us
take too much away from it it’s given us access to things that in prior times we
access to things that in prior times we
access to things that in prior times we would have had to have been very wealthy
would have had to have been very wealthy
would have had to have been very wealthy or well-connected to hear now we can all
or well-connected to hear now we can all
or well-connected to hear now we can all hear it right but that that access has
hear it right but that that access has
hear it right but that that access has come at a cost because it changes the
come at a cost because it changes the
come at a cost because it changes the way we think about music and I’ll give
way we think about music and I’ll give
way we think about music and I’ll give you four of the many ways that recording
you four of the many ways that recording
you four of the many ways that recording technology has changed our thoughts
technology has changed our thoughts
technology has changed our thoughts about music
about music
about music firstly it changes our conception of
firstly it changes our conception of
firstly it changes our conception of music in time if I like something I’m
music in time if I like something I’m
music in time if I like something I’m listening to quite a bit I can go back
listening to quite a bit I can go back
listening to quite a bit I can go back and listen to it again and if I hate it
and listen to it again and if I hate it
and listen to it again and if I hate it I can fast-forward past it and skip
I can fast-forward past it and skip
I can fast-forward past it and skip entirely and that changes the composer’s
entirely and that changes the composer’s
entirely and that changes the composer’s control over the sounds in time which as
control over the sounds in time which as
control over the sounds in time which as I’ve said is one of the things composers
I’ve said is one of the things composers
I’ve said is one of the things composers are supposed to be in charge of secondly
are supposed to be in charge of secondly
are supposed to be in charge of secondly when I’m not in the room with the person
when I’m not in the room with the person
when I’m not in the room with the person who’s playing this music loses some of
who’s playing this music loses some of
who’s playing this music loses some of the immediacy the intimacy the personal
the immediacy the intimacy the personal
the immediacy the intimacy the personal aspect I begin to take it for granted
aspect I begin to take it for granted
aspect I begin to take it for granted thirdly I start to think of the music as
thirdly I start to think of the music as
thirdly I start to think of the music as a thing instead of an experience so I
a thing instead of an experience so I
a thing instead of an experience so I have an iPod here and it’s the biggest
have an iPod here and it’s the biggest
have an iPod here and it’s the biggest one I could find but I wanted to put a
one I could find but I wanted to put a
one I could find but I wanted to put a lot of music on it so it’s huge and I
lot of music on it so it’s huge and I
lot of music on it so it’s huge and I gotta be honest with you even as I’m
gotta be honest with you even as I’m
gotta be honest with you even as I’m giving you this talk I think about the
giving you this talk I think about the
giving you this talk I think about the files in here as a thing don’t you but
files in here as a thing don’t you but
files in here as a thing don’t you but music is not supposed to be a thing it’s
music is not supposed to be a thing it’s
music is not supposed to be a thing it’s supposed to be an experience an
supposed to be an experience an
supposed to be an experience an experience meant to be shared which
experience meant to be shared which
experience meant to be shared which brings me to my fourth point most of us
brings me to my fourth point most of us
brings me to my fourth point most of us experience music in some way like this
experience music in some way like this
experience music in some way like this we have a set of earbuds in or maybe
we have a set of earbuds in or maybe
we have a set of earbuds in or maybe we’re in the car by ourselves and this
we’re in the car by ourselves and this
we’re in the car by ourselves and this is lovely but I’m experiencing this in
is lovely but I’m experiencing this in
is lovely but I’m experiencing this in isolation nobody else is experiencing it
isolation nobody else is experiencing it
isolation nobody else is experiencing it with me that’s not how music is supposed
with me that’s not how music is supposed
with me that’s not how music is supposed to work we’re supposed to experience it
to work we’re supposed to experience it
to work we’re supposed to experience it in community so I want to encourage you
in community so I want to encourage you
in community so I want to encourage you make live music a part of your life this
make live music a part of your life this
make live music a part of your life this technology that I’m speaking about I
technology that I’m speaking about I
technology that I’m speaking about I really want to impress upon you this is
really want to impress upon you this is
really want to impress upon you this is all about love when a composer dedicates
all about love when a composer dedicates
all about love when a composer dedicates years and years of her life to learning
years and years of her life to learning
years and years of her life to learning how to leave behind a set of symbols so
how to leave behind a set of symbols so
how to leave behind a set of symbols so detailed that even years and years
detailed that even years and years
detailed that even years and years centuries after she’s died we can still
centuries after she’s died we can still
centuries after she’s died we can still hear her very best thoughts that is a
hear her very best thoughts that is a
hear her very best thoughts that is a courageous act of love when a performer
courageous act of love when a performer
courageous act of love when a performer dedicates impossible at nickel tell you
dedicates impossible at nickel tell you
dedicates impossible at nickel tell you impossible
impossible
impossible hours of practicing to learn how to open
hours of practicing to learn how to open
hours of practicing to learn how to open windows into this composers mind and
windows into this composers mind and
windows into this composers mind and that composers mind and that composers
that composers mind and that composers
that composers mind and that composers mind so that you can hear this gift
mind so that you can hear this gift
mind so that you can hear this gift that’s a courageous act of love and hear
that’s a courageous act of love and hear
that’s a courageous act of love and hear me out when you as an audience member
me out when you as an audience member
me out when you as an audience member sit in your seat and you leave behind
sit in your seat and you leave behind
sit in your seat and you leave behind your distractions and give your full
your distractions and give your full
your distractions and give your full attention to this music that’s coming at
attention to this music that’s coming at
attention to this music that’s coming at you
you
you that’s a courageous act of love all
that’s a courageous act of love all
that’s a courageous act of love all three parts are necessary I as I say I
three parts are necessary I as I say I
three parts are necessary I as I say I want you to be I want you to make this
want you to be I want you to make this
want you to be I want you to make this live music a part of your life I want
live music a part of your life I want
live music a part of your life I want you to find a living breathing human
you to find a living breathing human
you to find a living breathing human being with blood flowing through her
being with blood flowing through her
being with blood flowing through her veins and sit in front of her as she
veins and sit in front of her as she
veins and sit in front of her as she activates the molecules of air around
activates the molecules of air around
activates the molecules of air around you in waves to give you the greatest
you in waves to give you the greatest
you in waves to give you the greatest thoughts of a dead person’s music how
thoughts of a dead person’s music how
thoughts of a dead person’s music how incredible is that don’t you want to be
incredible is that don’t you want to be
incredible is that don’t you want to be a part of that it’s amazing it’s amazing
a part of that it’s amazing it’s amazing
a part of that it’s amazing it’s amazing so just to sort of demonstrate some of
so just to sort of demonstrate some of
so just to sort of demonstrate some of that I’ve written a piece of music for
that I’ve written a piece of music for
that I’ve written a piece of music for for today for my son Nicholas this is my
for today for my son Nicholas this is my
for today for my son Nicholas this is my son I didn’t introduce him earlier yeah
son I didn’t introduce him earlier yeah
son I didn’t introduce him earlier yeah let’s give him a hand I have four kids
let’s give him a hand I have four kids
let’s give him a hand I have four kids they all play music my wife and my four
they all play music my wife and my four
they all play music my wife and my four kids play music together it’s awesome I
kids play music together it’s awesome I
kids play music together it’s awesome I highly recommend it
highly recommend it
highly recommend it I guess the four kids part is not for
I guess the four kids part is not for
I guess the four kids part is not for everybody but I certainly enjoy it it’s
everybody but I certainly enjoy it it’s
everybody but I certainly enjoy it it’s amazing so I’ve played with Nick many
amazing so I’ve played with Nick many
amazing so I’ve played with Nick many times I know what Nick is good at I know
times I know what Nick is good at I know
times I know what Nick is good at I know what he likes to do I know what he
what he likes to do I know what he
what he likes to do I know what he doesn’t like to do and so I’ve written a
doesn’t like to do and so I’ve written a
doesn’t like to do and so I’ve written a piece of music that that uses his his
piece of music that that uses his his
piece of music that that uses his his best qualities my music refers to the
best qualities my music refers to the
best qualities my music refers to the past so you may hear ideas that you
past so you may hear ideas that you
past so you may hear ideas that you recognize you may hear a little snippet
recognize you may hear a little snippet
recognize you may hear a little snippet of something from the Bach that we heard
of something from the Bach that we heard
of something from the Bach that we heard earlier I like my music to have a
earlier I like my music to have a
earlier I like my music to have a beginning a middle and an end and even
beginning a middle and an end and even
beginning a middle and an end and even though this piece is quite short I think
though this piece is quite short I think
though this piece is quite short I think I’ve worked to do that and I’ve also
I’ve worked to do that and I’ve also
I’ve worked to do that and I’ve also repeated ideas and developed them
repeated ideas and developed them
repeated ideas and developed them because that’s one of a composers tools
because that’s one of a composers tools
because that’s one of a composers tools so that so that the piece it starts to
so that so that the piece it starts to
so that so that the piece it starts to tell a story what did I mean by the
tell a story what did I mean by the
tell a story what did I mean by the music you’re about to hear well that’s
music you’re about to hear well that’s
music you’re about to hear well that’s an interesting question a lot of people
an interesting question a lot of people
an interesting question a lot of people ask that
ask that
ask that one of the beautiful things about music
one of the beautiful things about music
one of the beautiful things about music in general of a particularly classical
in general of a particularly classical
in general of a particularly classical music it’s gonna mean something
music it’s gonna mean something
music it’s gonna mean something different to every person in this room
different to every person in this room
different to every person in this room you are required for the piece to get a
you are required for the piece to get a
you are required for the piece to get a meaning you’re the last stop on its
meaning you’re the last stop on its
meaning you’re the last stop on its train to meaning right and after all if
train to meaning right and after all if
train to meaning right and after all if I if I could tell you what I meant I
I if I could tell you what I meant I
I if I could tell you what I meant I wouldn’t have needed to write a piece of
wouldn’t have needed to write a piece of
wouldn’t have needed to write a piece of music about it now it so happens that
music about it now it so happens that
music about it now it so happens that late last night in all the craziness
late last night in all the craziness
late last night in all the craziness Nick and I recorded this and we did it a
Nick and I recorded this and we did it a
Nick and I recorded this and we did it a few times to make sure that Nick was
few times to make sure that Nick was
few times to make sure that Nick was sounding his best so I’ve got it here on
sounding his best so I’ve got it here on
sounding his best so I’ve got it here on my iPod
my iPod
my iPod and boy Nick you sound fabulous really
and boy Nick you sound fabulous really
and boy Nick you sound fabulous really good it you know it reminds me of our
good it you know it reminds me of our
good it you know it reminds me of our time together as we were working on this
time together as we were working on this
time together as we were working on this piece it reminds me of the time that we
piece it reminds me of the time that we
piece it reminds me of the time that we spent together all those times playing
spent together all those times playing
spent together all those times playing that music and that’s a beautiful thing
that music and that’s a beautiful thing
that music and that’s a beautiful thing for a father and son but it’s I gotta
for a father and son but it’s I gotta
for a father and son but it’s I gotta tell you it’s not the same thing as
tell you it’s not the same thing as
tell you it’s not the same thing as being here in the room with him it’s a
being here in the room with him it’s a
being here in the room with him it’s a little bit like the selfie I took at the
little bit like the selfie I took at the
little bit like the selfie I took at the beginning of our talk it’ll remind me of
beginning of our talk it’ll remind me of
beginning of our talk it’ll remind me of what this was like but this it will not
what this was like but this it will not
what this was like but this it will not be the same as being here in this room
be the same as being here in this room
be the same as being here in this room with you a picture of a hug is not the
with you a picture of a hug is not the
with you a picture of a hug is not the same thing as getting an embrace from a
same thing as getting an embrace from a
same thing as getting an embrace from a friend you wouldn’t want to live your
friend you wouldn’t want to live your
friend you wouldn’t want to live your life maybe some of you do unfortunately
life maybe some of you do unfortunately
life maybe some of you do unfortunately but you wouldn’t want to live your life
but you wouldn’t want to live your life
but you wouldn’t want to live your life just look at it pictures of yourself
just look at it pictures of yourself
just look at it pictures of yourself doing things would you you’d want to
doing things would you you’d want to
doing things would you you’d want to actually be there
actually be there
actually be there don’t settle don’t settle for a picture
don’t settle don’t settle for a picture
don’t settle don’t settle for a picture don’t settle for a snapshot or a
don’t settle for a snapshot or a
don’t settle for a snapshot or a recording don’t even settle for this
recording don’t even settle for this
recording don’t even settle for this video you are currently watching go out
video you are currently watching go out
video you are currently watching go out and find somebody to play live music for
and find somebody to play live music for
and find somebody to play live music for you and now let’s hear as Nick opens a
you and now let’s hear as Nick opens a
you and now let’s hear as Nick opens a window into my mind
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