a glimpse of sharon world...

memorable words from one musician to other musicians...

i still remember when liz convocated from berklee college of music back in 2002 like it was yesterday. it was a sea (ermm...a small sea in comparison to other universities on account of it being berklee - not everyone can make it in!) of people wearing black graduation gowns with colourful tassles hanging from their caps and the hoods you wear once you've actually graduated. anyway, the year she graduated was also the year that they berklee gave david foster and shirley horn honorary doctorate degrees. i remember when david foster went to give his speech to the graduating class of 2002 he said something that really struck a chord with me. (haha. gotta love the cheese.)

his words of wisdom: don't be a "music snob".

i think that ever since i heard him say that, i've consciously tried to be more open with regards to listening to music in general...i don't want to miss out due to arrogance or stupidity. (i do, however, have my limits: the songs that make my head spin are songs that i just cannot listen to. i've tried many times...i just can't do it.) it's easier to be a snob than to not be one, but really, ultimately it's the music snobs who lose out more than anyone else.

sometimes it's crazy to think of all the music i have yet to be exposed to out there...one step at a time right? ;)