tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177504061579879902.post3084068665280984795..comments2009-09-26T01:59:25.729-04:00A Travelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10633021712932756737noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177504061579879902.post-14212676215164688182009-09-26T01:59:25.729-04:002009-09-26T01:59:25.729-04:00Good point... they do say that necessity is the mother of invention. However, I think the history of human civilization would suggest that the more information we have, the more aware we are of our limitations. This certainly parallels what I see with the development of music. Real progress is made when different musical movements discover one another -- composers are driven to become better when they see what others have done.<br /><br />Interestingly, I&#39;m getting very close to the period where an invention similar to Google Books, the printing press, began to see heavy use among musicians. History reports a subsequent outpouring of new musical forms and styles, but to what extent we are biased by the increase in printed source material is unclear.SpaceTigerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10633021712932756737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4177504061579879902.post-82192016174568979452009-09-25T21:17:28.873-04:002009-09-25T21:17:28.873-04:00It is possible that the endless availability of information will destroy us, or at least me. Constraints are key to the creative process.Tiberius Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07149548527371594510noreply@blogger.com