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what if all the musicians singers
what if all the musicians singers songwriters composers all just stopped
songwriters composers all just stopped
songwriters composers all just stopped making music just stopped as of today
making music just stopped as of today
making music just stopped as of today we’re done now you can keep what you
we’re done now you can keep what you
we’re done now you can keep what you have you can hold on to your records
have you can hold on to your records
have you can hold on to your records no one’s gonna confiscate your CDs we’re
no one’s gonna confiscate your CDs we’re
no one’s gonna confiscate your CDs we’re not going to delete the streaming
not going to delete the streaming
not going to delete the streaming surfaces off your devices but nothing
surfaces off your devices but nothing
surfaces off your devices but nothing new we’re dropping the mic it’s my
new we’re dropping the mic it’s my
new we’re dropping the mic it’s my belief that each and every one of us are
belief that each and every one of us are
belief that each and every one of us are here because someone listened maybe was
here because someone listened maybe was
here because someone listened maybe was your great-grandparents in Ireland that
your great-grandparents in Ireland that
your great-grandparents in Ireland that fell in love while listening to
fell in love while listening to
fell in love while listening to traditional music in a pub and decided
traditional music in a pub and decided
traditional music in a pub and decided to come to the New World
to come to the New World
to come to the New World maybe was a friend that went to a
maybe was a friend that went to a
maybe was a friend that went to a classical concert for the first time and
classical concert for the first time and
classical concert for the first time and the music was so powerful and uplifting
the music was so powerful and uplifting
the music was so powerful and uplifting and up until that time their life had
and up until that time their life had
and up until that time their life had been so beaten down and sad that even
been so beaten down and sad that even
been so beaten down and sad that even for that short amount of time they
for that short amount of time they
for that short amount of time they realized what beauty could be or maybe
realized what beauty could be or maybe
realized what beauty could be or maybe someone heard a song in the radio and
someone heard a song in the radio and
someone heard a song in the radio and the lyrics were so empowering that they
the lyrics were so empowering that they
the lyrics were so empowering that they decided to start a revolution we are
decided to start a revolution we are
decided to start a revolution we are where we are because someone listened
so one of the best pieces of advice I
so one of the best pieces of advice I ever received as a young musician was
ever received as a young musician was
ever received as a young musician was that if you took care of the music the
that if you took care of the music the
that if you took care of the music the music would take care of you and what
music would take care of you and what
music would take care of you and what that came to mean over the years is that
that came to mean over the years is that
that came to mean over the years is that it wasn’t just about practicing my
it wasn’t just about practicing my
it wasn’t just about practicing my instrument it wasn’t about playing in
instrument it wasn’t about playing in
instrument it wasn’t about playing in front of people doing concerts or making
front of people doing concerts or making
front of people doing concerts or making records and it wasn’t even about having
records and it wasn’t even about having
records and it wasn’t even about having people like what you do it was about
people like what you do it was about
people like what you do it was about being fully present during that process
being fully present during that process
being fully present during that process of creation what just means learning how
of creation what just means learning how
of creation what just means learning how to listen so we live in a time where we
to listen so we live in a time where we
to listen so we live in a time where we have an abundance of creative work being
have an abundance of creative work being
have an abundance of creative work being released some would say maybe even an
released some would say maybe even an
released some would say maybe even an overabundance of creative work but as
overabundance of creative work but as
overabundance of creative work but as the amount of new work gets released our
the amount of new work gets released our
the amount of new work gets released our ability to make time and to benefit from
ability to make time and to benefit from
ability to make time and to benefit from that work has decreased so somewhere
that work has decreased so somewhere
that work has decreased so somewhere along the line we stopped listening and
along the line we stopped listening and
along the line we stopped listening and more importantly we stopped taking care
more importantly we stopped taking care
more importantly we stopped taking care of the music now I know what you’re
of the music now I know what you’re
of the music now I know what you’re saying you love music right you listen
saying you love music right you listen
saying you love music right you listen to it in your car it’s on at the gym
to it in your car it’s on at the gym
to it in your car it’s on at the gym you’re in the cafe it’s on your computer
you’re in the cafe it’s on your computer
you’re in the cafe it’s on your computer when you’re working hey I get it I get
when you’re working hey I get it I get
when you’re working hey I get it I get it but what I’m saying is that when we
it but what I’m saying is that when we
it but what I’m saying is that when we do that we’re hearing but we’re not
do that we’re hearing but we’re not
do that we’re hearing but we’re not listening the world will never have a
listening the world will never have a
listening the world will never have a shortage of creative people I believe
shortage of creative people I believe
shortage of creative people I believe we’re here as a species because we are
we’re here as a species because we are
we’re here as a species because we are creative people but what we need now
creative people but what we need now
creative people but what we need now more than ever or creative listeners
more than ever or creative listeners
more than ever or creative listeners passionate listeners patient listeners
passionate listeners patient listeners
passionate listeners patient listeners what if we started treating the
what if we started treating the
what if we started treating the listening experience in the same way we
listening experience in the same way we
listening experience in the same way we would by going to see a great film and a
would by going to see a great film and a
would by going to see a great film and a theater a ballet or sitting in the
theater a ballet or sitting in the
theater a ballet or sitting in the library reading a great book what if it
library reading a great book what if it
library reading a great book what if it would be what if we treated it in the
would be what if we treated it in the
would be what if we treated it in the way that it wasn’t just a soundtrack to
way that it wasn’t just a soundtrack to
way that it wasn’t just a soundtrack to random events in our life what if we
random events in our life what if we
random events in our life what if we mated the event and would have by giving
mated the event and would have by giving
mated the event and would have by giving our full attention to that listening
our full attention to that listening
our full attention to that listening experience our imagination comes alive
experience our imagination comes alive
experience our imagination comes alive and we become inspired
and we become inspired
and we become inspired and when we are inspired we realize that
and when we are inspired we realize that
and when we are inspired we realize that we can curate more than a playlist on
we can curate more than a playlist on
we can curate more than a playlist on our phone we can curate our own life
our phone we can curate our own life
our phone we can curate our own life there’s a story of a musician from
there’s a story of a musician from
there’s a story of a musician from Africa who was once asked by a
Africa who was once asked by a
Africa who was once asked by a journalist why he didn’t play in the
journalist why he didn’t play in the
journalist why he didn’t play in the West and his response was because my
West and his response was because my
West and his response was because my music is like goat dung dope dong said
music is like goat dung dope dong said
music is like goat dung dope dong said the journalist goat dung said the
the journalist goat dung said the
the journalist goat dung said the musician
[Music]
[Music] he said in the West his music was like
he said in the West his music was like
he said in the West his music was like dry goat dung when you stepped in it
dry goat dung when you stepped in it
dry goat dung when you stepped in it nothing really happened
his music was like wet goat dung
his music was like wet goat dung when you stepped in it you carried it
when you stepped in it you carried it
when you stepped in it you carried it for miles because the people listened
for miles because the people listened
for miles because the people listened [Music]
so I’m guessing what you’re thinking
so I’m guessing what you’re thinking where do I find time view all this
where do I find time view all this
where do I find time view all this listening right and where do I even
listening right and where do I even
listening right and where do I even start
start
start well I think we should make the time
well I think we should make the time
well I think we should make the time right now and start right now what I’d
right now and start right now what I’d
right now and start right now what I’d like you to do is I want you to lean
like you to do is I want you to lean
like you to do is I want you to lean over to the person next to you and ask
over to the person next to you and ask
over to the person next to you and ask for one song one composition one album
for one song one composition one album
for one song one composition one album that’s made a positive impact in their
that’s made a positive impact in their
that’s made a positive impact in their life and if they can’t give you a name I
life and if they can’t give you a name I
life and if they can’t give you a name I want you to give them one so I give you
want you to give them one so I give you
want you to give them one so I give you 30 seconds to it right now
[Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
you got it good no go home and listen
you got it good no go home and listen listen with the belief that that work
listen with the belief that that work
listen with the belief that that work has value making an event and if we do
has value making an event and if we do
has value making an event and if we do that once a month once a week or even
that once a month once a week or even
that once a month once a week or even once a day then we will all be taking
once a day then we will all be taking
once a day then we will all be taking care of the music thank you
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