Meeting people is easy

In answer to a question that was never asked.

I guess you could say I have pretty schizofrenic livestyle. Getting on the road and do the musician thing one day, then turn it inside out and do the journalism or the wandering bozo routine. Only to change it up the next day and getting some music industry business done. It would appear most of these activities take a large and varied skillset, when in fact it doesn't. Basically what I do is talk to people. There's not a lot more to it. Somehow I've found a sort of impunity when it comes to approaching people that I don't know and shouldn't feel comfortable talking to. Don't know where it comes from, but my total lack of scrupules goes a long way here.

Still, it's not for everyone. Even among peers it can be hard to feel at ease sometimes. And then there's weeding out the bullshit left and right that people tend to sell you on first encounters. I guess most people don't feel secure about who they are so they represent themselves as something bigger. In a way, they are as schizo as my lifestyle, but I don't change my routine. Even if it is different or bigger than my true self, I'll keep it consistent so people don't freak out.

Check out this scene from the amazing motion picture "Coffee And Cigarettes" by Jim Jarmusch featuring Tom Waits and Iggy Pop and you'll know what I mean. Off course with these artists there's a much more complicated scheme going on as they are in fact performers acting in a field of art where authenticity is perceived as the greatest virtue of them all. Maybe I'll get back to that topic sometimes. For now, enjoy the vid.