At 11:37 PM 12/29/01 EST, Greypins@a... wrote:
> unfortunately, if we are eating our self expression, we are taking it in
>rather than giving it out which, would nullify it as self expression and
>therefore, we would not be eating ourselves unless, it was, somehow,
>re-expressed. (this reminds me of the 'god's plan' vs. 'free will' argument
>or, trying to figure out how time travel worked in 'the terminator').
Oh, mike, there you go getting philosophical again! To be sure, when we
sing, we are our own first (and probably biggest) consumers. Singing might
be a form of vocal narcissism. A singer has to enjoy his/her own voice, his
own performance, his own expression first before sharing it publically.
Audiences (except, of course for recordings) listen mostly with their eyes;
and can tell when the singer is enjoying performing for them. Singers sing
to themselves when no one else is listening. Personally, I suspect that it
is the sharing of that enjoyment that makes performances special-er. Both
the singer and the audience get to eat; and when it's magical, it's a banquet.
GWendel
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