This was an interesting read. That bit about Carlos Santana's story reminded me of a quote I read in a recent substack interview. The interview in question (https://beiner.substack.com/p/why-myth-matters-with-sophie-strand) focused on the power of myth or story in effectively communicating ideas or truth to others. I couldn't help but think of that when I read your piece about Santana telling the story of the flower to his team. According to the article, "In the 1960’s, communications theorist Marshall McLuhan famously wrote ‘the medium is the message’."
The funny thing about Carlos telling that story was that the band was done. The person who was needing to “really” get out of the way was him. I think he saw that as well. But, the energy of the band, who was not actually playing since they were already tracked, did change due to the “vision” that Carlos gave the players. These guys who have played with Miles and Carlos for years knew what was up and have a similar manifestation process themselves. So, it was not new and foreign in any way. But, the power of the vision of manifestation and having something “else” for your mind to think about is a powerful thing indeed.
This was an interesting read. That bit about Carlos Santana's story reminded me of a quote I read in a recent substack interview. The interview in question (https://beiner.substack.com/p/why-myth-matters-with-sophie-strand) focused on the power of myth or story in effectively communicating ideas or truth to others. I couldn't help but think of that when I read your piece about Santana telling the story of the flower to his team. According to the article, "In the 1960’s, communications theorist Marshall McLuhan famously wrote ‘the medium is the message’."
Nice job.
DW
https://dweversole.substack.com/p/the-seagull-an-uninvited-guest
The funny thing about Carlos telling that story was that the band was done. The person who was needing to “really” get out of the way was him. I think he saw that as well. But, the energy of the band, who was not actually playing since they were already tracked, did change due to the “vision” that Carlos gave the players. These guys who have played with Miles and Carlos for years knew what was up and have a similar manifestation process themselves. So, it was not new and foreign in any way. But, the power of the vision of manifestation and having something “else” for your mind to think about is a powerful thing indeed.
nice
thanks, D.W.