Bruce rouses my juices

Sounds vaguely sexual, I know. In keeping with my previous post about my unpublished gem, I've been thinking a lot about writing over the past 10 days...ever since Bruce's MAGIC came out. There's just been so many interviews and reviews, and the thing I always love about him is how he's pretty open about inviting the public to see his creative process. And I LOVE The Creative Process. I LOVE seeing how things come together. Particularly with writing...and when you think about it, ANY form of entertainment ALL comes down to WRITING. Beyond books or songs...a good TV show, movie or play is about the WRITING. It's like what I wrote previously about one little word or image...and how it can spark a CLASSIC in an instant. This week, I also caught Cyndi Lauper on VH1 discussing where the title TIME AFTER TIME came from...are you ready?...flipping through TV Guide. She needed a title and so she casually opened TV Guide to look for inspiration. Presto...one of the classic ballads of our time is born. Things like that just fascinate me. This is where I get pretentious...but I truly do have an artist's viewpoint on things. I see inspiration and beauty and impetus for life change EVERYWHERE, every day. I'm an observer, always have been. People peg me as a profane center-of-attention type...and I am. Dare I get even more pretentious and announce how COMPLICATED I am? I'd be SO not happy just sitting in a room alone writing all the time. The tug and pull between quiet introspection and audacious showperson is actually common to MANY performers, especially certain writers...musicians especially. I've long cursed my lack of a singing voice...being a rock star would be PERFECT!! Ugh. Why, Lord, WHY can't I have a good voice?! Music videos would be my PERFECT outlet, too. I think they're ideal for provoking thought...short and sweet. Think of Johnny Cash's HURT video...honestly, one of the most powerful things I've ever seen in pop culture. Holy Christ, I'm rambling. In conclusion, thank you, Bruce, for again inspiring me. I'll be leafing through your endlessly fascinating SONGS book later on, which I haven't picked up in too long of a time.