Even though I no one has made me feel obligated to explain myself, I wanted to share why it is that I decided to do this.
There are a few reasons.
First and foremost, it is meant to provide an environment of original music for my newborn daughter to listen to as she's developing. Even if it's just me hammering out the same chords ad nauseum to get it right, it's still music, it's still a form of creative expression and it's not reality TV.
It is also meant to provide a soundtrack to this year. Most people have songs that remind them of certain periods of time throughout their lives. I want to listen back to these songs at some point to remember what it was like during the first year of my daughter's life, what it felt like to live in this house, what it felt like to be 34 years old... Many of these little things become coveted details when you look back on your life later on.
It is also meant to be a catalyst for me to continue playing and learning the guitar. Further, it is meant to provide an extended catalogue of music for me to make studio albums from. It has also given me a chance to force structure into the myriad riffs that have been flopping around in my head like dangling threads for years. And it's a challenge lyrically- which is giving me a welcome break from trade writing, which is challenging although I would not call it creative.
It is also meant to provide a distraction for me not to drink, because I resolved to not drink for the whole year. This decision has its own set of reasons. A whole year. Good Lord what was I thinking? But seriously it has been almost a month and I feel... fine. :)
Lastly, it is meant to be a kind of video diary put to music for my daughter to browse through when she's older, providing YouTube hasn't bit the dust or sold the rights to everything I have posted to some major media conglomerate who then uses the music for jingles to sell aftershave.
There will be no consistency to the theme or the quality of the tunes. 52 Songs could technically fit into 4 - 5 albums worth of material, and so consequently some of them will suck, and some will be good. Some I'll end up being very happy about. Even if I end up with one solid album when this is done, I'll be a happy man.
This is the gist of it, as life continues on I will continue to post updates about the experience. For any songwriters out there who think these songs are half decent, post me a message and we can dialogue about the process.
Cheers,
Kevin Rogers Cobus
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Location:Keswick, Ontario, Canada
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