heller mason
Indie / Acoustic / Folk Rock
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"the inner dome of heaven has fallen"
La Crosse, Wisconsin
United States
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| Member Since | 8/10/2005 | | Band Website | gileadmedia.net | | Band Members | Todd Vandenberg w/ Justin Bricco, Adam Cargin, Cory Chisel, Christopher Dietz, Dana Erlandson, Ashlee Gene Krull, Daniel McMahon, Justin Mitchell, Jeremiah Nelson, Jerry Pansier, Justin Perkins, Matthew Rajala, Rick Setser, Matt Turner, Abigail Zdrale | | Influences | Nick Drake, Mark Kozelek, Mike Kinsella, Will Johnson, Dan Littleton, Rocky Votolato, Aaron Vold, Nirvana, Weston, Townes Van Zandt, Ingmar Bergman, Al Burian, Charles Bukowski, JD Salinger, Siddhartha, Letters to a Young Poet, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, Into the Wild, Mom, Dad, Friends, Family, SJH, La Crosse, the Fox Valley, London, the World, Uncertainties, the Past, the Present, the Future, Joy & Sorrow, Life in general... | | Record Label | Gilead Media | | Type of Label | Indie |
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How do you reconcile the recollective aspect of your music with the desire to break new ground, musically or thematically?
KOZ-"What is this, an exam? Questions like this are the reason I didn’t go to college. I just play guitar and sing. What do you want?"
What themes does April explore that Ghosts didn’t? Did you make a deliberate move toward a certain subject in certain songs; did you have a thematic mission?
KOZ-"Thematic mission? What are you, a professor? I’m just trying to write some nice songs."
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((Often quoted but this a great little story about life...))
An American businessman was at a pier in a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellowfin tuna.
The American complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them.
The Mexican replied only a little while.
The American then asked why didn't he stay out longer and catch more fish?
The Mexican said he had enough to support his family's immediate needs.
The American then asked, but what do you do with the rest of your time?
The Mexican fisherman said, "I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, take siesta with my wife, Maria, stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine and play guitar with my amigos, I have a full and busy life, senor."
The American scoffed, "I am a Harvard MBA and could help you. You should spend more time fishing and, with the proceeds, buy a bigger boat. With the proceeds from the bigger boat, you could buy several boats, eventually you would have a fleet of fishing boats. Instead of selling your catch to a middleman you would sell directly to the processor, eventually opening your own cannery. You would control the product, processing and distribution. You would need to leave this small coastal fishing village and move to Mexico City, then LA and eventually NYC where you will run your expanding enterprise."
The Mexican fisherman asked, "But senor, how long will this all take?"
To which the American replied, "15-20 years."
"But what then, senor?"
The American laughed and said that's the best part. When the time is right you would announce an IPO and sell your company stock to the public and become very rich, you would make millions. Millions,
"senor? Then what?"
The American said, "Then you would retire. Move to a small coastal fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, take siesta with your wife, stroll to the village in the evenings where you could sip wine and play your guitar with your amigos."
"But Senor, I am doing that right now !!!!! Why should I waste 15 or 20 of the best years of my life going thru all this ?????"
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