One of my favorite parts of Bruce's interview was his description of what it feels like to write or play music really well. The experience, he described, is when you forget that you're writing, or you forget that you're playing music, that's how you know you are doing something really great. The feeling of being lost in music or writing is certainly one I can relate to, and as he closed with the wisdom that "This moment right here is all you have" I started to think about how I want more of those moments in my life. In college I often feel like I am always working or avoiding work, but I want to start making time to do things I really enjoy like playing the guitar or writing regularly. If you didn't listen to Bruce's talk I totally recommend it, it's on Sweetland's website so check it out!
Saturday, December 5, 2015
Belated Bruce
Although a decent amount of time has passed since I went to see Bruce Conforth be interviewed by a Sweetland staff member, some words of wisdom he offered us has been on my mind lately and I thought it may be a nice thing to share. I want to begin with my first impression of Bruce, he reminded me a lot of the people I have grown up with in Ann Arbor, music loving, down to earth, and generally entertaining to be around. He seemed to be a total townie, and as someone from Ann Arbor that was somewhat refreshing after being surrounded by people from so many places in the same spot. However, what grew to really impress me throughout Bruce's interview was the brutal honesty with which he spoke. Not only were the words he was saying full of life despite being occasionally controversial, but also the way he made eye contact with the interviewer and audience as he said it, spoke to me as being quite candid.
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I went to see Bruce’s talk as well, and I loved it too! He offered such insightful information about life, like telling us that we all as individuals are very important. He made me feel special as just being one small person in this huge world of people, something that often does not happen all the time. I felt that it was so important that he said this towards the end, because it means a lot to me coming from him with his professional background. Also, I agree how great it was when he was describing doing something that you love to do. It makes me feel inspired to search for something I love to do and make it my goal in life. :)
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