Comments on: Pretentious People

By: Alban

Alban — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 19:51:45 +0000

Hi Dan, sorry for replying so late to your entry. Please let nobody take this love for music away from you, not even let them spoil it, because it is essential. All the talk around it is decoration, sometimes interesting, sometimes hollow and unimportant, but at the end of the day it comes down to the following description of Nikolaus Harnancourt (conductor for so-called “old” music): Music starts there, where language stops. So no word can adequately describe music or the feelings it evoques in us. They can come close (rarely do so), but not to the same level. Start writing music again or playing your instrument, try to squeeze in an hour or so per day, and you’ll be an even better programmer! 🙂

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 05:16:17 +0000

First let me say that i love your blog. I’m a programmer who’s real dream is to be a professional musician. A music school drop out because i just wasn’t really feeling it.

I get what you are saying. I like to just sit and listen to music. I’m not judging it, i’m not thinking about it, i’m just experiencing it. I have a hard time putting into words just what the experience was for me.

It annoys me when these music “snobs” start talking about it, making comparisons analyzing it etc.. when talking to me. I have nothing to say in response, and i’m sure they think i’m somehow less then them.

Anyways. I love reading your blog. Maybe someday I’ll start writing again. Right now i’m just trying to support the family programming. The music is still in my hear and mind. I hear it all the time.

By: Alban

Alban — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 20:26:18 +0000

but at the same time these people pay our fees… I try to ignore this part of the “game” and make music for the people who care, and if there is nobody around who cares, I try to satisfy myself, which is real hard… 🙂

By: anonymous

anonymous — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 20:08:47 +0000

I completely agree. What annoys me most is seeing people who come to concerts to dress up and socialize before the concert and during intermission, but they fall asleep during the music.