Anyone who genuinely appreciate Zappa is a friend of mine! :-) Seriously: phenomenally good point, Andy. Each person is unique as a snowflake, as a fingerprint, as a star … so if they sound exactly like everyone else, does this mean they've created distance from themselves? I think the answer would have to be, "Alas, yes."
This is about how overly polished work often feels empty, and how a bit of friction or rough edge is sometimes what makes writing actually land
Exactly!
Anyone who genuinely appreciate Zappa is a friend of mine! :-) Seriously: phenomenally good point, Andy. Each person is unique as a snowflake, as a fingerprint, as a star … so if they sound exactly like everyone else, does this mean they've created distance from themselves? I think the answer would have to be, "Alas, yes."
Yes indeed! I actually thought of writing this yesterday while listening to Cosmic Debris 😎