Yesterday’s entry at Whiskey River makes a concise and important observation about the experience and creation of artistic expression.
My most profound musical moments (which often occur in the practice room) would be accurately described as “a self-forgetful, perfectly useless concentration”. As a performer involved in the creation of this art, there is virtually no distinction between self and music, nor is there any distinction between the music generation and experience. In a sense, the physical body (which generates the music) is indistinguishable from the auditory sensation (which interprets the music).
Of course, in the end it is impossible to accurately describe the musical experience in words. But to fully experience an art form we continually strive toward this state of mind where artistic expression speaks for itself.

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October 8, 2007 at 3:56 pm
Biotunes
Alternatively, as with any art form, a musical experience can have different meanings for the performer and the audience, because we all bring our own experience to its interpretation. When I write a song that has personal meaning for me, someone else might like it because it has personal meaning for him apart from anything I might have imagined. That’s just fine. In fact the best art has this property, that it resonates for many of us, but a little bit differently for all.
October 8, 2007 at 9:30 pm
Jacob
That reminds me of this Marcel Duchamp quote.