I wrote up a big long speech basically about the VMAs tonight, but after typing it all out (and believe me it's not short) I figured my point was not needed and was better left unspoken but I do want to say this.
I want to be apart of the music world more than anything. I want to create and make music for the rest of my life. I want to sell out shows of 40,000 people and I want to put out 25 records that sell in the tens of millions every time. But most of all I want to know that while I was doing all of it I was doing it all for the right reasons. To create. I felt like a lot of that vibe was lost tonight at the VMAs, I wanted to be inspired by the tonight and honestly was put off more than a few times.
I'm not saying I was put off necessarily by the performances or anything like that but it just didn't have any real feeling of support or encouragement for each others successes, and isn't that the point of those shows? To go out and support your friends and creators? Sure everyone wants to win but shouldn't you be there in the mind set of a night to look at the year of yourself as well as your friends and go... Look at what music has done for ALL of us.
Everyone has placed themselves in this "you're not cool unless you can scream how much of a badass you are at the top of your lungs and how to told someone to F off last night... Twice" mode. It's still cool to cheer for someone else right, it's still cool to show support right? It's still cool to be nice, hold doors open for your girlfriend, and appreciate the smaller things in life right? I say if it isn't, I'm gonna do my best to be the loser of the school and carry the groceries for the old lady in the parking lot. And if I get a chance to be the loser in school in front of 20 TV cameras, a live audience of 10,000+ and the entire nation watching me, I'm gonna do it... Aretha talked about "Respect," Frank Sinatra sang about treating people right and still to this day, to some, he's the biggest bad ass of all time.
Have a great day tomorrow at school or at work.
We'll talk more soon.
It's my day in the studio so hopefully something neat comes out of it. :-)
Without wax,
HJ
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thank you harley for being wh you are :)
Dear Harley,
You are my hero. 'Nuff said.
I wish there were more people in the world like you. I hope you do get to sell out shows of 40,000 people and put out 25 records that sell in the tens of millions every time because you are wonderful and talented and really deserve it. : )
Amen... you've always been after your dreams for the right reasons, and you remain an inspiration to others.
Never change Harley :)
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