Avatars

I love and overuse the words organic and authentic. I like to let situations unfold organically. I aspire to be authentic...true to myself. But there are always roles to fulfill professionally and personally. It's easy to fall into your own personas...different versions of yourself to make the best of each situation. And it's easy to lose yourself to where you're just pleasing everyone around you. But the flip side is sometimes it's fun to test something outside of your comfort zone. I always joke and call this my "avatar." My avatar is way more outgoing, confident and, quite honestly, nicer than the nerdy, more private, lost-in-thought version of me that would rather just be listening to music. And I think both actually are me. I just quite haven't mastered the comfort of combining them yet. I don't feel that I'm pretending to be someone I'm not, but I am definitely still chasing authenticity and truly being one version of myself.

Of course there is an exeption to everything.

We want musicians to step outside themselves now and then. I am regularly blown away by bands doing amazing covers. And it's interesting to think about why these bands might have chosen the paticular songs they did...what made them want to try on that band's persona?

Music avatars.

We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be. - Kurt Vonnegut

Playlist:I'm On Fire - Bruce Springsteen reinterpreted by Chromatics
Running Up That Hill by Kate Bush remade by Placebo
Louder Than Ever by Coldwar Kids remastered by Sarah Jaffe
Wild Horses by The Rolling Stones resong by Wild Sundays
Skinng Love by Bon Iver reevaluated by Birdie
I Am Superman by The Clique remastered by REM
I Turn My Camera On by Spoon redone by Rock Kills Kid
Such Great Heights by the Postal Service remade by Iron and Wine
Heartbeats by The Knife reinterpreted by Jose Gonzalez
Hard to Handle by Otis Redding reintroduced by The Black Crowes