one less weirdo
I am a writer, although I've never taken a writing class...
my teacher's
first and foremost God is my writing teacher, He gave me the gift and He has given me word after word after word. All my "natural ability" is just what God has instilled in me.
My other teachers were the songwriters I grew up listening to, and authors whose books I read. Authors like Shakespeare, Poe, Stephen King, Karen Kingsbury and Anne Rice to name some of my favorites.
The song writers Garth Brooks, Gwen Stefani, Gavin Rossdale, etc. but one of those writers was Prince, and because he was a songwriter that I learned from, I am not just a "fan"... I'm a student, as is any artist who has influences from other artists.
There are so many people out there that are different, and about 90% of them are artists of some sort. Prince has often been known as being "weird", more so than most other musicians. The music he wrote didn't have a genre nor a time limit. And his often misunderstood personal choices were also seen as abnormal. But he didn't care, he never tried to fit in with anyone, literally no one. his poetic lyrics and hypnotizing guitar riffs stand alone. That's one thing we could all learn from him, never try to fit in, be yourself. That sounds cliche but he truly did live that way. And I think we all should think about being a little more "weird". And that is probably the saddest part of his passing to me, along with so many others before him, now there is one less weirdo in the world.
my teacher's
first and foremost God is my writing teacher, He gave me the gift and He has given me word after word after word. All my "natural ability" is just what God has instilled in me.
My other teachers were the songwriters I grew up listening to, and authors whose books I read. Authors like Shakespeare, Poe, Stephen King, Karen Kingsbury and Anne Rice to name some of my favorites.
The song writers Garth Brooks, Gwen Stefani, Gavin Rossdale, etc. but one of those writers was Prince, and because he was a songwriter that I learned from, I am not just a "fan"... I'm a student, as is any artist who has influences from other artists.
There are so many people out there that are different, and about 90% of them are artists of some sort. Prince has often been known as being "weird", more so than most other musicians. The music he wrote didn't have a genre nor a time limit. And his often misunderstood personal choices were also seen as abnormal. But he didn't care, he never tried to fit in with anyone, literally no one. his poetic lyrics and hypnotizing guitar riffs stand alone. That's one thing we could all learn from him, never try to fit in, be yourself. That sounds cliche but he truly did live that way. And I think we all should think about being a little more "weird". And that is probably the saddest part of his passing to me, along with so many others before him, now there is one less weirdo in the world.
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