The great ones, was screw-stringers

[Geoff Sykes]

OK, OK. Let me put that quote into context so I don't come off as a total curmudgeon. When I first heard this quote it was in the mid/late 70's and was in reference to artists like Hendrix, Joplin, Morrison and several other rock greats who cashed it in at the peak of their careers. In other words, while dying was probably not in their plans, they nevertheless did so at their peaks and before they ran out of stuff to say and just coasted in their careers repeating themselves. Rock artists are not generally as life long talented as others, generally peaking on the result of one or two songs. With not too much effort I bet we could think of many former greats and one-hit-wonders still living and touring that should have retired years ago. I had no intention of dissing the likes of Mozart, Chopin or Gershwin. 

Just tryin' to have fun.

-- Geoff

-----Original Message-----
From: Horace Greeley <hgreeley@stanford.edu>
Sent: Mar 9, 2005 11:38 PM
To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
Subject: RE: The great ones, was screw-stringers


Geoff,

At 11:19 PM 3/9/2005, you wrote:
>It's been said of many great artists that died young that they had the
>dignity to die before they become mundane.

Hmmmm....now....let's see...Haydn...nope, never did do 
much;...Bach...Handel...Stravinsky...probably a bigbuncha other folks I've 
forgotten...Yup...a whole string of has-beens, too be sure.

Cheers!

Horace



>-- Geoff
>Los Angeles
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf
>Of Alan
>Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 8:58 PM
>To: 'Pianotech'
>Subject: The great ones, was screw-stringers
>
>
>Beethoven, eh? No one put notes together better!
>
>At least he got to live faily long (albeit deaf) as did Haydn and some
>others.
>
>I always wonder about the ones who died so young--people like Mozart,
>Chopin, and Gershwin. Did they give us all they had, or were they just
>hitting stride and we've been cheated, so to speak.
>
>Beethoven spent most of his life composing. Since then, he's mostly been
>decomposing.
>
>Night all ...
>
>Alan R. Barnard
>Salem, MO
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf
>Of Nichols
>Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 10:37 PM
>To: mags@magsmusic.net; Pianotech
>Subject: Re: screw-stringers
>
>
>At 04:32 PM 3/10/2005 +1300, you wrote:
> >BEETHOVEN IS DEAD.
> >-mags
>
>Perhaps, but his music is still very much alive. At least for me. I hope
>that it is alive for you, too, for if perchance it is not.......
>
>Good luck,
>Guy
>
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