from green to black

jonathan larson

so anyway after watching the x factor and
there was this tenacious black kid singing this
cute song about some 525 600 minutes i decided
to google the song since i liked the back beat.

and i found out it was actually called seasons
of love and it was from the soundtrack of the
broadway musical rent. the musical also has a
film adaptation. wonderful.

but whats in a name? wiki-ing it is pretty
inspirational and motivational because it shows
how much people go through to do what they love

"For about ten years Larson worked as
a waiter at the Moondance Diner during weekends,
and worked on composing and writing musicals
during the weekdays. At the diner Larson later
met Jesse L. Martin, who was his waiting trainee
and later would perform the role of Tom Collins
in the original cast of Larson's Rent. Larson
and his roommates lived in harsh conditions
with little money or property."

and in this kind of living conditions, you wouldnt
expect someone to produce a song like seasons
of love. you'd imagine a rapper or rocker ranting
about how much they hate their life instead.

i really think it takes a different spirit to come
out they way he did with the musical.

so here's my 5 minutes of inspiration for the day

posted by green unseen @ 12:59 AM