"Carrying Water" is based on an ancient Zen Buddhist proverb, "chop wood, carry water," which refers to the necessity of doing the required mundane tasks, no matter how spiritual or prosperous a person is. My mom was fond of saying, "there are no overnight successes;" my wife Gina likes to say, "somebody's gotta sell the soap!" My "overnight success" at producing a double album's worth of original compositions in three years' time is really a lifelong education in listening to music, playing … [Read more...]
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The Legacy Music Project: Next Best Emotion
May 1, 2026 By Leave a Comment
Next Best Emotion is an upbeat, jazzy instrumental that Fett calls, "Two minutes and fifty-eight seconds of pure joy." I liked the chord progressions developed in this piece, and I think it's one of my more interesting and surprising bridges, but I couldn't figure out the rhythm to save my life. Enter session drummer Ron Krasinski, who, intuitively, gave it the percussive architecture it needed. When that all came together in the recording studio I was elated. The song title is based on The … [Read more...]
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