Ha!! I love daylight savings time!!! WooooooHooooooo!
It’s a sunny morning here in Nashville. I just played a really fun show at Loudhouse Coffee last night out in Greenbrier, TN. Good times, my friends. Good times.
So, now, I go full steam ahead with my album release. This is truly a long time coming. I have SO MUCH WORK TO DO!!! I swear. As soon as I can afford it, I’m going to hire a personal assistant.
On another note, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the concept of “attention”. I’ve come across numerous people in my life who seem to thrive on it. There are some who want attention constantly, and then there are others who want nothing to do with it. I think I’m somewhere in the middle. If I am out and about just doing normal things and hanging out with friends, I am generally pretty low-key and prefer it that way. But put me on a stage to PERFORM, and it’s a whole other story. For the amount of time I get to play my music in front of an audience, that’s my time to be an all-out badasss!!! When I step off the stage, it’s back to low-key Gordon. I don’t think it’s healthy or practical to want attention all of the time but to each his/her own. I guess.
The thing that concerns me is that constantly getting attention deprives other people of having the chance to shine. Everyone. Everyone should have a little spotlight on themselves once in a while. It validates and affirms you in ways that are truly cathartic and comforting. Constant attention-grabbing often translates into a lack of consideration for others. Sometimes, and I hate to say it, it can be a sign of immaturity. (I honestly don’t like to use this “i” word because it has such a bad rap. I think a little immaturity is par for the course for anyone. It’s part of life. Some people just are immature, and that’s just how it is.)
I love watching others bask in their own spotlight–especially if they worked hard and earned it. Every chance I get to lift someone else up, particularly if they deserve it, I most definitely do so. Attention is a delicious delicacy that should be shared by all. Everyone wins when everyone shares.
Life is too precious not to.
Have a flower.
There’s all kinds of stuff this week.
You’ll see . . . .
-gordon
Gordon Roqué