Charles Marzette // Blog

Ok so I’m launching a food Vlog soon “Cooking with Chuck” and editing video is a bit slower than I expected so some of the excitement is going to have to get posted here for now.

I just got in the mood for some apple juice, its cold so I was thinking maybe warm apple juice, then I though maybe Chai tea made with apple juice instead of water.  Sounds like a good idea right (keep your opinions to your selves this is my blog)?  I poured apple juice, warmed up apple juice, added a bit of milk then warmed it up some more… Does apple juice have yeast in it cause this is amongst the freakiest stuff I’ve ever seen,  Its straight weird science up in here!  I pulled the apple juice/milk (90%/10% split) concoction out of the microwave and it looks like there is bread floating in the mix.  I spooned out the doughy portion on top only to find even more of this bread like substance in the bottom.  Weird, my wife says gross; maybe I agree!  Pour it out and start over….

Just now I saved an email and then sent it… Why on earth would I save an email to my drafts and then send it?  I don’t know….hmmm… ? Natural reaction, instinct, habit?  I think hitting “Ctrl-S” has become like second nature to me.   I’ve noticed it on other occasions too.  I randomly hit “Ctrl-S” subconsciously while developing whatever I’m working on.  I’m sure I don’t need to explain why.  However I will explain the connection that just popped in my mind this very moment (4 hours after starting this entry and wondering what makes it relevant).

We’re always working on and developing something.  We invest our time, energy, money, and emotions into everything that is important to us.  Recognizing the value of that which we invest in, we file and cherish, we take pictures and remember, we commemorate and celebrate and when these things are on the computer we save them!

So here comes the parallel…  If we are so apt to preserve things, why then do we go on living life with no preservation of self.  Olay makes their anti-aging serum and there are about 70 different techniques to reverse hair loss but what are we doing to preserve our souls…

Need a “Ctrl-S” button?  Check the manual for instructions…

Romans, 10:9

I’d say I’m the quintessential “T-shirt and jeans” kind of guy.  There are two things that I’d like to collect; CDs/records are one of them and T-Shirts are the other.  With places like Target, Old Navy and other retailers pumping out so many cool graphic Ts, I find it hard to walk into department stores without finding a T-Shirt that I’d like to take home.   So today I walked into Old Navy to grab some free hangers and lo and behold, T shirts!  Not just any T-shirts though, I think Old Navy just created a new genre of T-Shirts.  Enter the “Dressy-T”.   A whole rack of Ts with Argyle, Stripes (that wrap from front to back), and various other styles ranging between $5 and $7!  I got so excited I had to exercise some self control. “Sir you can’t leave the store with that many items especially having come in with no intention to buy”, lol (talking to myself at this point).  My wife doesn’t think I could pull this off in the corporate world but that’s OK.  I agree with her when I’m thinking realistically, but for now let’s just pretend.  Nice pair of jeans, a “Dressy-T” and a denim or linen Blazer.   

I think the fashion designers at Old Navy are on to something.  Pretty soon our generation will be leading the corporate world and the next gen will be on the front lines with even more liberal ideas on fashion and politics.  And then T-shirts will rule!

One of the more interesting things I've learned/come to grips with as an aspiring artist/producer is that: we are really not the consumers.  At times it’s been difficult to maintain an objective perspective on both my own music and music from mainstream artists.  I think we all realize that we listen to music in a different manner than most, and that creating music for ourselves is not necessarily creating music for the consumer.

I recently saw a video interview with ?uestlove (the drummer/producer from "The Roots") and he made a very interesting statement about the difference between music lovers and people who like popular music.  I can’t remember exactly what he said but it was something along the lines of: “people who only listen to pop music aren’t necessarily music lovers but are more so lovers of pop culture.”
This made me realize that pop music is not bad!  I think that we forget sometimes that “pop” is just short for “popular”.  We all wanted to be popular at one point or another, then we learned to embrace our own uniqueness.  Now it’s time we learn to balance the two philosophies.  After all, it’s OK to make music for yourself, but if we’re trying to connect with the rest of the world then we can’t be selfish and only consider our own ideas.

Music is a tool for communicating.  Therefore if your music is not connecting with anyone then it’s just noise…

SirCharles
www.octiv8music.com