Carl-Richard

Ultimate musical improvisation/creativity

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Shawn has such a laid back and easy-listening style even though he is probably the most technically proficient player the world has ever seen. It's like his technical proficiency translates to everything sounding so easy and feelgood, everything is just a joy, no neurotic trying to be something or pushing oneself up against a boundary, just pure effortless expression of one's being and feeling of inspiration. An irresistible beam of creative energy, piercing any imagined boundary in its path.

Imagine a person walking a tightrope. You see them struggle to keep balance, you see them walking slowly, tensing their muscles, straining their face, breathing laboriously and sometimes falling and getting up again. Then you look at Shawn: he is flying. That's the kind of resourcefulness, stability and depth, the size of the technical reservoir, underlying his playing. Just levitating through every expression.

 

Edited by Carl-Richard

Intrinsic joy = being x meaning ²

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