songs about girls

"Humanity has advanced - when it has advanced - not because it has been sober, responsible, and cautious, but because it has been playful, rebellious and immature."

- Tom Robbins

I am greatly offended by the ludicrous but widely held notion that self-righteous sociopolitical songs are any more important than love songs. Musical brilliance is not logical and premeditated; it is passionate and impulsive. And while I don't deny that political songs are often full of passion, they will never speak to ME like a good love song. An artist reaches his/her artistic zenith looking inward, not outward.

As such, you won't hear any topical tuneage from me.

It's not that I think music and politics should be mutually exclusive; it's simply that most so-called political bands offer little more than pandering catch phrases and an utterly contrived pretense of noncomformity. Too often, bands with a message are laughable self-parodies. Nowhere is this more evident than in the all ages punk scene, where a hyper-liberal ethos is routinely adopted simply to mask pathetically inadequate songwriting chops. Kids: if the tune isn't worthwhile, then neither is your message. Sure, I like to hear John Lennon sing about revolution, but Leftover Crack and Anti-Flag...eh...not so much. Preach if you must; ignorance is endemic in this country, so you'll always have an audience. But I, for one, need not be enlightened as to how war, rape, and social inequality are "bad."

In the meantime, I will stick to the essential insanities and continue writing songs about girls...doing my part to advance humanity.

P.j.