The GREAT referee , indeed !!
5-6 different label deals with the SAME 20 people.....in 20 different "Time-Zones" & whatnot ?!?!
The GREAT referee , indeed !!
Reggie : What are Puffy's methods in the studio?
in reference to the late Brandon Tartikoff's comment ( former head of NBC )
*see
part II of Reggie's inner-view for full-disclosure*
FOLEY : Ha ha haha .....
I actually haven't ,Reg ......
For me , it's like reading music vs. being able to "hear it "
I don't wanna fuck up ,what's not Broken !
"
Money , Power & Respect" are illusions to begin with. Fame & Shit ....being "Popular" etc etc.
but , At the end of the day....
99.9% of the time , it IS !( Depending on the Artist in question )
Reggie : But I"m talking to YOU right now.YOU KNOW I DON'T CARE ABOUT DAT SHIT !!!!!
Reggie Hudlin : Those things may happen as a result, but it's about not being afraid to do the obvious thing. Think of all the great art that would NOT have happened if people didn't do the obvious. I mean, isn't Coltrane doing "My Favorite Things" obvious?
Us ? or ' Trane ?
Reggie : Exactly! Not that I know how HE felt about it, but what if some "Positive Nuisance" like me was there with him back in the day, and suggested he cover that song. Trane may have made the gas face, then figured out how to make it his, and did. Or maybe he did it himself.
Maybe he said, "I'mma do a pop tune", and did it his way.
Either way, Thank the Lord for that gift!
But, about NOT giving a damn.... about the OBVIOUS !!
Whenever anyone has the courage to cover a tune , They're SUPPOSED to make it their own !!
Otherwise ? What's da point ?!?!?
but you can't run away from success. That is also betraying your talent.
but, to betray one's talent.... is to NOT use it at all !!
Instead of ....whether or not an artist will / won't do the obvious !
The MOST obvious thing is..... to NOT honor the blessing , by throwing it all away ....I think .
Reggie : Nothing worse than that.
FOLEY : Whew..... cause , Art is ALWAYS gonna be "SUBJECTIVE" !!
Ha hahahaha ......
Reggie : Hey, that's why I'm preaching so hard. I"m a sufferer as well !
But, to someone else ?
A kat like "Paul McCartney" is only as brilliant as HE feels himself to be !
And, we prolly see more into his gift of simplicity , than I'm sure HE does...
"Popular" is only what MOST folks are into. ( see "Hip-Hop / Rap" music today )
If Jazz-Fusion was popular ?
Folks wouldn't have taken stabs at "George Benson" for the ability to get dat loot !
cause, I know it comes from a "Supportive Place"
You KNOW what I can do !! ( that's prolly why U want more for me )
BUT, MUSIC itself has NEVER been a "chore" for me !
I've never taken her ( Music ) so serious ...where I needed to let her breathe ...
or to step back & examine where WE are !!
I - LOVE - HER !!!
NOW & FOREVER !!
We Always Talk ...
She KNOWS where I am .... 24 / 7 !!!!!Hear Me !!!!
That's like trying to keep a "Lie" goin ?!?!
( That's waaaaaaaaay too much work ! )
You would have to Write , Direct & Star in this "UN-TRUTH"
And before long ? EXPOSURE !!!The TRUTH will come to light !!
photo : Mark Montgomery
I think , that's why it's sooooooo much easier to just..... BE !!
Reggie : Fine, I done said it. Seed planted. Moving on.... FOLEY : Uh huh ?!?!? My Man REG !! U KNOW me & you always "Philoso-fying" & Shit !!!How would you describe your spiritual beliefs? Did you grow up going to church ?
FOLEY : Well, with being "Spiritual" ?
That kinda puts the "Blind Faith" belief system in a different space huh ?
My Grandmother made us go with her when I was a kid ....
( when we stayed with her on weekends, sometimes )
but, my Mom let me & my sister think for ourselves.....primarily
I'M VERY SPIRITUAL !!! Not religious .....
and trying to be "Seen" etc etc ?
I would.But, I've been blessed to have gotten thru ALL of THAT shit !! it's a matter of phone calls now !
I like "Small Towns" & friendly atmospheres.
The "Hustle" of a HUGE metropolis.... burns me out, just thinkin about that shit !!
"It's "REAL !!!! " ----- method man
but , I really need to quit eating Sugar of ALL KINDS !!
I live to eat dumb shit, sometimes ( who doesn't ? )
but, I'm getting MUCH BETTER about it !
Haven't had meat in a lil over a year....so.....
Reggie Hudlin : What is your relationship like with your father?
FOLEY : Ha haha !!
Damn , that was very "Baba Wawa" !!!
But, He & I are madd cool !
He & my Mom had issues .....not me
But , that's great that you were able to maintain a cool vibe with Pops.
whatever him & my Mom were dealing with THAT WAS 'TWEEN THEM !!
It's Sad when kids gotta suffer for that kind of shit.
My Mother & Father made sure WE didn't have to deal with that !
( which was incredibly "Mature" on their parts )
So, I lucked out there !
Reggie : What is the instrument you wish you could play?
FOLEY : Sax or Harmonica !!!
Time to put dem funky-ass "Either / Or's " on ya: FOLEY : Aiiiiight , now....
Rolling Stones or U2 ?
FOLEY : Neither ......
EMOTIONAL RESCUE?
And you don't like PRIDE (IN THE NAME OF LOVE), MYSTERIOUS WAYS, STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR?
Really?
Prince's "The Cross" takes the curiosity out of wanting to hear more U2.
The only song that I
*Really* liked by U2 was "Sunday Bloody Sunday"
Photo
: Tim Owens
Another "OHIO" PLAYA !!!
Just because Mahalia was there 1st.... that cannot take away from Aretha's output !
So ....that would make his contribution just as important as anyone else's
FOLEY : Well, then I'd have to go with "Def Jam" maybe ....
Parliament or Funkadelic ?
(had to get you for that one)
determines what U hear from Black folks ,
George Clinton wouldn't have needed that diversion to begin with !!
they did have distinctive sounds...less so as it went on, but in the beginning.
Which is your cup of tea?
Look , if "Prince" had neutered himself & not put "Bambi" or "The Cross" on those records...
we'd still be having the same dispute about what's in a "Name" vs. the "Racism" that created this problem !
Right ?
Reggie : Okay.... but let's boil it down to body of work again.
FOLEY : Apples & Apples....
That's like calling Eminem's music "White Rap"
But, HE gets a "Fair" shake at crossing over ?!?!
*For "OBVIOUS" reasons*
Cause, in All Fairness.....Em is MADD Clever !!
He's no more clever than "Weird Al"
( but, that don't make him "Rakim" or "Busta Rhymes" )
IF "Weird Al" would've came with the "Bomb Squad" ?
HE would've been "the Great White Hype" !!
*hehehe*
Aiiiiight , take "Living Color" for instance .....
Mick Jagger ( himself ) walked them into Sony !
and, they STILL got Drama ?!?!?!
"BLACK ROCK ?!?!"
( ain't that a bitch ? )
WTF ?!?!?!
I guess "Bo Diddley" was Smooth jazz ?!?
The Father of "Rock & roll "
"Welcome to the Lifeboat Party time"
"I'll Neva Be.....I'll neva Be , like Endicott !!!! "
Motown or Stax ? (one last bit of payback agin)
NOBODY was Fuckin' with Berry Gordy !!
Then.... or NOW !!!!
Reggie : Yes indeed....
The Dramatics or the Delfonics?
Shit.... "L.J. Reynolds" & "Ron Banks" ?!?!
I loved those groups that had 2-3 lead singers !! "The Whispers" "The Temps" "The Spinners" "The O'Jays"
And, what's bizarre about the Whispers is "Scotty & Walt" are twins ....
and, So Are their VOICES ?!?!?!
You literally didn't know which one was tearin' U up !!
FOLEY : Aaron Copland !!! *he he he*
Reggie Hudlin : Imma let that one slide, for cleverness.....
FOLEY : He he he.... Are you kiddin ?
"Billy the kid" ?
"Open Prairie" ?
James Bond theme or the Magnificent Seven theme?
FOLEY : Neither ......
Captain Kangaroo !!!!!! ( for the String arrangement , alone )
"Ready to Die" ? w/ "Machine Gun Funk" ?? Pac's "I get around" still bangs hard , tho !
I've always felt "Bob Marley" was the islands answer to Curtis !
FOLEY :
SLY was on the same shit ,actually..... tho his message was more universal ! but, it was just as.... if not MORE important ...I think He tried to talk to "EVERY" HUMAN BEING within' the sound of his voice !
"There's a Midget Standing TALL , and the Giant beside him ...about to Fall " ------ Sylvester Stewart '69
Aiiiiiiiight ?????
Half of the journey is created in one's mind, when they READ .....
That's why Movies "Suck" , when compared to the "Book" it came from !!!
"Perception is.....9/10'ths of the Law"
------ ME
Ha hahaha !!!
