http://stbenedictstable.ca/2009/09/jaylene-johnsons-on-happiness/ a worshipping community, rooted in an ancient future Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:41:00 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://stbenedictstable.ca/2009/09/jaylene-johnsons-on-happiness/#comment-79 byron Fri, 28 May 2010 11:23:09 +0000 http://stbenedictstable.ca/?p=1126#comment-79 Reading backwards here Jamie, I find one statement from this artist encapsulates the problem of being a Christian songwriter..."The expectations of the church". Almost reminds me of the notorius Sistine Chapel incident. It is nothing more than an exercise in control for a non-artist to tell an artist what to paint or write. Drives yuh crazy really... Don't know this woman, but she has a good handle on the music biz.Ioffered some songs once for a simple coffee house, but the minute there was any reality involved , or actual names and situations, the disapproval was obvious. Better the quick bumper sticker/sound byte/fridge magnet generic simplicity it seems. sigh... Reading backwards here Jamie, I find one statement from this artist encapsulates the problem of being a Christian songwriter…”The expectations of the church”. Almost reminds me of the notorius Sistine Chapel incident. It is nothing more than an exercise in control for a non-artist to tell an artist what to paint or write.
Drives yuh crazy really…
Don’t know this woman, but she has a good handle on the music biz.Ioffered some songs once for a simple coffee house, but the minute there was any reality involved , or actual names and situations, the disapproval was obvious. Better the quick bumper sticker/sound byte/fridge magnet generic simplicity it seems.
sigh…

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