I’d literally grown up with some of those musicians. I was looking for a similar natural chemistry with new musicians that I’d had with the Fugees and Miseducation bands. It did take me meeting a lot of people over a number of years to find the right musicians, but my current band has been with me for a long time, the newest members probably 2/3 years, some as long as 7/8 years now. And I definitely don’t like to fire anyone. I am paying for a service, and looking for something SPECIFIC, which isn’t up to someone else’s interpretation or opinion. I am never trying to intentionally hurt anyone’s feelings btw, but when people insist that they know you and don’t, you may have to be equally as firm to demonstrate otherwise. I have come across the occasional musician who thinks they already know what I want, feelings and egos can be easily bruised when you tell them they actually don’t. I may have been inclusive, but these are my songs. And I have handled it differently since, I’m clear and I make clear before someone walks in the door what I am and am not looking for. In hindsight, I would have handled it differently for the removal of any confusion. In an effort to create the same level of comfort, I may not have established the necessary boundaries and may have been more inviting than I should have been. The Miseducation was the first time I worked with musicians outside of the Fugees who’s report and working relationship was clear. That doesn’t make them bad musicians, just different than what I needed in that particular moment.
Not every band had that particular ‘something’ I was looking for. I’m definitely looking for something specific in musicians, and I absolutely do hire the best musicians I can find. These are my songs, musicians are brought in because of the masterful way that they play their instruments. I hire master builders and masterful artisans and technicians who play beautifully, lend their technical expertise, and who translate the language that I provide into beautifully realized music. I am the architect of my creative expression. You may be able to make suggestions, but you can’t write FOR me.
It’s not completely informed, but he’s entitled to his perception. ‘Addressing Robert Glasper and other common misconceptions about me (in no particular order)’ By Ms. I understand this is long, but my last interview was over a decade ago… I apologize for the delay in getting this posted, I was late in hearing about it. People can sometimes confuse kindness for weakness, and silence for weakness as well. The arrogance of presumption that allows someone to think that they could have all the facts about another person’s life and experience, is truly and remarkably… presumptuous. feel like saying, "Baby, baby, baby" for eighteen bars - whatever, you know? I just.I’ve remained patient and quiet for a very long time, allowing people to talk, speculate, and project, while keeping my nose to the grindstone fighting for freedoms many folks aren’t even aware matter. I'm sharing, you know, more or less the music that I've been given. It's a new day, I don't have the energy Anybody got a joke? Ok so, these are brand new songs that very few people have heard, very much about, you know, what I've been going trough and what I've been learning - a lot of wonderful life lessons, you know, that aren't easy to come by but you're very blessed after you realize why you had to go trough what you had to go trough It's just very important that you really listen to the words, you know, and if you have a hard time to hear what I'm saying please just raise your hand, you know, or something, object! You guys ready in there? (All set) Ok And you know, it's real interesting because I used to be a performer, and I really don't consider myself a performer so much anymore. I used to get dressed for y'all, now I don't do that no more, I'm sorry. Can we put him in the back? Robin, Robin, Robin. Oh no! Not you! What are you doing here? Oh boy it's gonna be hard now.
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