When I think of the question who inspires me I think of what gives me the passion to want to create something unique and true to myself and others around me. I think of the innovators who have taken something current and turned into something unique and personal to them. I think of Jimi Hendrix and turning a guitar into a supersonic music board from another planet. I think of altruistic directors like Martin Scorsese who last for generations in the film industry directing original and unique content. I have also always been heavily influenced by Hip Hop music. My all time hero in Hip Hop music would be Tupac Shakur. Tupac inspires me to want to right about things that are real in the world.
For me these artists have the old cliché way of expressing “Can I listen to all their albums or watch all their films all they way through, without changing them like we all tend to do while listing, or watching pop culture media”. Many times I have changed a popular song on the radio because I had heard it too many times. So for me to see or hear something I could listen to over and over again. The beauty of the art of music and film is really your how it allows your own personal interpretation of it. It can sound good or bad to anyone that’s why music is subjective. It breaks way into the human phyisciy and lets you deicide what is good and, or what is bad?
Jimi Hendrix from the beginning has inspired me into music. I have been playing music since I was twelve years old. I picked up my first guitar after a friend had introduced me to some of Jimi’s music. We listened to the Band of Gypsies album the song Machine Gun where Jimi imitates a variety of different sounds turning his guitar into a musical machine gun. Jimi has the ability to give the same affinity style of old blues musicians while putting is own contrasting sound to it. His heavy blues jams mixed with supersonic tones inspires me to play guitar everyday. Whenever I hear a Jimi song I immediately feel the need to pick up my guitar and jam along. Although Jimi's life was cut short he gave us the ultimate experience in such a quick time.
My favorite movie of all time is “Taxi Driver”. It also is directed by one of my biggest inspirations in the film industry Martin Scorsese. His films are very popular for the tension and release methods. They always have heavy build up with ending that can through your mind for a loop. One of my favorite scenes is the beginning of Taxi Driver it sets up some great tension for the beginning of the movie. I also love the musical score.
Tupac’s lyrics are also very inspiring. Tupac could make a really intense gangster rap song then go and write a song about his mother and you wouldn’t hate him for it. He knew how to write songs that could relate to any way your feeling at some point in time. He utilizes text and subtext to really open up his lyrical creativity. One of my favorite songs from Tupac is “ Dear Momma”. I want to dedicate to my mom who also inspires me everyday.
I am truly interested in all aspects of media arts because I see it as something current and original. Although I am more drawn to music and film I see new media as a great device. It gives you the technology and lets you creates aspects of media that are relevant to you as an individual and everybody that comes into contact with it.
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