剛剛在電視上看到王力宏的百萬吉他(新聞)。據說之前王力宏在京奧之前釋出的封面上是電腦畫的(新聞)，所以今天拿真品出來秀一下。

When typists hear a word, they can type it. If you hear a phrase, you should be able to play it. We all have different ways to get to that point, but that's where you have to be. This makes demands on your technique, but it's still only part of making good music. There are other things involved－another dimension that comes from within.

It isn't something you calculate. If you let methods control you, if you become preoccupied with them and think that you're going to throw in a scale because you kno it will work, that's not the high level of artistry we all strive for. Inexperienced musicians tend to throw in things they know will work technically, but that's not musical because it's being done in a calculated manner. Don't become so preoccupied that you can't play good music.

"You should never think it's easy. It doesn't matter how good you are."...

..."I've had loads of experience," he continues, "with very, very highly trained virtuso musicians who can play in any bebop setup, and I've seen them mess up in a major way on something they thought was easy. I've had the best drummers play things on TV shows where it's been a miserable bloody failure because they didn't understand enough of New Orleans music to grasp what the fuck we were actually on about. They missed the point entirely. I'm disgusted with them. People in show bands and all the rest think they can nod 'oh yeah' and understand what I'm talking about. But I tell you, my friend -- and everyone who reads this magazine -- they don't! There's an awful lot more to it than that. It's a disservice to people with real soul and it's a disservice to the heritage of American music."...

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YouTube可能害蘋果捲入侵權官司嗎？
http://www.zdnet.com.tw/news/ce/0,2000085674,20120928,00.htm

好萊塢對YouTube的挫折感漸增

David Barsamian：你認為商業媒體乃至於教育系統是不是已經讓很多美國人變成音盲，無法分辨不同的音符?
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