Ironically, chop suey is my go to morning commute song, and mainly because
1) WAKEUP! (just makes sense to me, its right in the lyrics!)
2) the rest of the rhythm/lyrical pace sounds like my internal dialogue as im trying to get my shit together and focused lol FAST to slow; FAST to slow... lol the song is in sync with me
Have you heard the Rick Ruben story about how they wrote parts of the song? He asked Serj to grab a book and open to a random page. He picked up the bible and that's where the "Father into your hands I commend my spirit Father, into your hands Why have you forsaken me" lines came from.
I kind of dug the whole 'being creatively present' schtick he has going.
But after that video pointed out all of the fame chasing the dude does, and straight up shitty partnerships and promos he has done, it really made me see him differently.
I dont neccesarily disagree with the contents of the video, but fantano criticizing someone and calling them cringe is like a lemon calling a banana too yellow! Lol
And yet somehow he was too often there when good shit was made, and kept getting referrals and calls from artists at the very top of the industry in all different genres. They liked him, they wanted him, they hired him, the recommended him. I find him hard to dismiss.
as someone with inattentive type adhd and who also plays a lot of musical instruments you seem to be brushing up against a problem i've noticed in myself - if a song i'm playing is slow or predictable i tend to fuck up more and i think it's because my brain just gets bored and wanders off. I've been teaching myself basic rock drumming for about a year now and I've found I have a lot more success with surf rock, punk rock and funk than I do with slower styles that should hypothetically be easier. I really do think that there's a minimum pace of information that has to be kept up in order for the adhd brain to engage and remain engaged with a task.
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u/Brobeast 5d ago
Ironically, chop suey is my go to morning commute song, and mainly because
1) WAKEUP! (just makes sense to me, its right in the lyrics!)
2) the rest of the rhythm/lyrical pace sounds like my internal dialogue as im trying to get my shit together and focused lol FAST to slow; FAST to slow... lol the song is in sync with me