And I Liked That Whole

Sometimes Things You Write Are Messages To Yourself. Even Though I Think My Stuff Has A Particular Voice Because You Are Who You Are, It's Good To Switch It Up, Professionally And Personally. The Dare To Be Great Situation Is Always Going To Be The One That Matters The Most.

Optimism Is A Revolutionary Act

Toronto -- When Cameron Crowe Was Flying To The Toronto Film Festival Recently, He Walked Down The Aisle Of The Plane And Studied His Fellow Passengers Sitting In Front Of Their Personal Tv Sets. They Were Just Having The Greatest Time, There Was So Much Joy In Their Eyes, .. And I Looked To See What They Were Watching. And It Was All Out-and-out Comedies. So Many People Watching The Longest Yard. And I Just Got The Feeling That, 'you Know What? People Just Like To Let It All Go, And Have A Laugh'.

When You Listen To The Music, You Can Also See The Film Or Read The Article, And It's All Part Of The Same Journey That You Get To Take With The Artist You're Interested In. It's A Balancing Act.

Conception Of A Film Starts With The Music. Always. I Hear The Movie Before I Can Ever Write It. I Would Say That 80% Of The Time, That's The Successful Stuff. It's The Other Stuff I Have To Work For To Get Right, And Sometimes It Doesn't Work Out, But The Music Is Always The Beginning. So I'm Still A Music Journalist.