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Recent content by total-recoil

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    Chatting Up Women

    I've been discovering how bold I can be with the opposite sex now it's dawned on me I'm not neurotypical or that I have much in common with people around me. I think that probably I came to conclude I don't really have anything to prove to anyone so might as well just be myself. Also, now I...
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    Singing And Songwriting (2)

    Don't have sound here but will find a way to check it out soon. Funny you mentioned style as I recently came to see the music I do is varied (Hard Rock, Funk, Slow melodic) and I've no idea why that is. I try to put hard work into ballads because I feel ballads force you to write much more...
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    Multiple Special Interests

    It's a smart move to not tie yourself totally to music as a sole interest. I always figured a lot of the best musicians only peaked at a given point in time. I mean, Brian Wilson had about 5 years of excellence and then just burned out. Sometimes you need something to fall back on. A peak just...
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    Multiple Special Interests

    Yes, but that is getting deep because I guess I still prefer to stick with the former diagnosis made by Hans Asperger and that there are slight differences between Aspergers and HFA, typically seen in the reading delay at school. I definitely had this problem and recall people were worried...
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    Multiple Special Interests

    I was reading the other night on the subtle differences between HFA and Aspergers. This is because I strongly suspect I have HFA and not Aspergers, although as a non psychologist I can never be absolutely certain. Anyway, it turns out one of the subtle differences mentioned is that people with...
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    Has Anyone Else Suffered From Discrimination At Work?

    People are aware on a subconscious level (an area I'm becoming more interested in lately). Even my German Shepherd seems to be aware I'm autistic as he's sort of more protective but can easily sense my particular frame of mind on a given day and may become hyperactive. So, at work it really is...
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    Has Anyone Else Suffered From Discrimination At Work?

    I was intrigued by what John Lennon had to say about not fitting in. I don't think Lennon had aspergers but for whatever reason he felt very very different and misunderstood all his life. He talks of being on a different wavelength to other people and this concept that they seem to try to force...
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    Singing And Songwriting (2)

    I discovered a group that was formed around 1966 I really like. For some reason, they caught on in certain parts of England but not on a national level and not in the USA. I don't know why that is because vocally they seem to be better than, say, The Stones. My favourite track of theirs is...
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    Singing And Songwriting (2)

    I have been absent for a while but have been churning out music at an a I have been absent for a while but churning out songs and tracks at an alarming rate. I seem to be able to just come up with riffs and hooks soon as I switch my keyboard on so must be in the right frame of mind at present...
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    Singing And Songwriting (2)

    I think if you haven't heard any John Denver it might be interesting for you to listen to his material. He started out doing a bit of country and went on to write some fantastic easy listening songs. Another songwriter I find I learned from is the Irish Gilbert O Sullivan and I already did a...
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    How to Stop Caring

    Mixed feelings really. I am very analytical. You could say in some ways I can be slow to learn but, on the other hand, I'm like a dog with a bone and stay up late studying. I guess the reason I sleep more than average is I'm always learning what it is that interests me. A trigger for me is to...
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    Singing And Songwriting (2)

    Well, I was a Pat Metheny Group fan. For me, it was a great band but I couldn't help but notice the only actual "hit" Pat got was when David Bowie did a vocal lead for the group. I came to suspect that people relate more somehow to personal projection in music through a voice. Basically I want...
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    Singing And Songwriting (2)

    I have gone from a very up stage in my music to a crashing down. In fact, last night I was kind of depressed and filled with doubt. I feel a pressure to keep pushing and pushing and suddenly I get tired out. I think the only issue that bugs me is my singing. I have major doubts about how I...
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    Singing And Songwriting (2)

    Sorry I am late responding. I did check out your music and was very impressed. I thought your Hollow Mountain was really cool but didn't get chance to hear all of the songs. I spend a fair bit of time researching music and get curious about what makes an artist famous. I gather much depends on...
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    What Has Happened To Music?

    Bear in mind, evidence suggests music has declined steadily over the decades, which might explain your theory. I was listening to Moonlight Sonata the other day and the story goes Yoko Ono was playing it on piano one day and it inspired John Lennon to write Because for Abbey Road. Well, the...
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