This July, Joe and I have the opportunity to go to the Owl City concert at UVU. I'm so excited!
Anyway, I've told various people the reasons why I like him so much. So I'm going to say it here again.
His music is clean and easy to listen to!
Here's what he has to say about it:
Sometimes I’m asked why the music I create tends to sound like it does — why the optimistic flavor? Is that because you’re an excessively happy person? Do you ever have bad days? It’s an innocent question and I enjoy answering it because music has always been my way of “dealing with life” by way of escapism. Rather than create art that mirrors the inevitable dark days I’m plagued with just like everyone, I prefer to let my daydreams carry me away into places where one can go anywhere, do anything, be anyone, in a way that only the mind can allow. And rather than express whatever angst and malaise that gets dealt my way by writing profane songs littered with curse words or crude allegories or sexual vulgarities, I’d rather spend my time imagining how immensely BEAUTIFUL this life has the perfect potential of being. Of course, each artist to his or her own, but somehow “portraying true, gritty hard reality” tends to make me sick, whatever the medium of art. I can’t even watch an R-rated movie without feeling violated and totally nasty.
--Owl City
The rest of his entry is on his blog under, Cue the Sun, if you'd like to read the rest of it. I guess I shouldn't be surprised to find that he's quite a good writer. He paints vivid pictures in my mind with his lyrics, so why wouldn't he with his blog entries? Ha ha.
Take a look at it. :)
2 comments:
Yay! I ♥ Adam! Matt and I are going to his concert too- so excited :)
I have actually never heard of them. I am going to have to hear some of his music now.
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