Aaron Victor Vaughn's Blog: Muse, no blues

Creativity and Courage

To be a creative takes courage, whether you are using your creativity to enhance a family, a business, or a country.

The United States vs. Billie Holiday - Trailer (Official) | Huluhttps://youtu.be/USi-ppCfxEA?si=HzhUJ...

Time magazine voted jazz legend Billie Holiday's song, Strange Fruit , The Best Song of the 20th Century.The Best Of The Century | TIME  https://time.com/archive/6737430/the-...

You are needed more than you know.

"I see myself suddenly

on the piano

as a melody.

A terrible fear of dying

no longer plays with me,

for now I know

that I'm needed

for the symphony."

Symphony in Blue

written and sung by Kate Bush

from her album, Lionheart.

Your personal power

Don't forget about your personal power. You do still have it. Keep feeding it.

https://lnkd.in/eNMD9C8z

Women Who Fly

Nona Hendryx, singer-songwriter formerly of the group LaBelle, performs in this video a song she wrote, Women Who Fly, from one of her solo CDs, Skindiver.

https://youtu.be/oKNLV8o76k0?si=SUhbw...

"Women who fly have wings of their own."

 

Business is not a dirty word for artists and creatives

You have so much to offer. Do you really want to keep it to yourself? There are people in the world whose lives can be enhanced by what you create. 

https://youtu.be/_B5PuAdqKes?si=fs5Nf...

Don't forget to create self-love, too!

The legendary poetess, Nikki Giovanni, on the importance of self-love.

https://youtube.com/shorts/ZStotsgCr9...

Creating sounds that heal

Yoko Sen uses her talents as an Ambient Electronic Musician, and her skills as a businesswoman, to liaise with companies to transform hospital sounds into soothing, healing sounds! She has YouTube videos such as this one. This is artistry for enhancing life!

https://youtu.be/t70xxZ4D0kU?si=YeYJ4MdY-l0TP9tX

Angelic

 That's only one word to describe harpist Madison Calley as a musician.

https://youtu.be/u_uxypotVhw?si=D-kUB...

Advice from the Queen of Rock 'n Roll

Tina Turner lived a life of phenomenal artistry, and integrity, but anyone who knows her story knows that she did not arrive at that level of living instantaneously. Listen to the Legend tell you about it.

Also, I had to add my favorite song from her Private Dancer album, I Might Have Been Queen, about reincarnations.

How Music Icon Tina Turner Found her Nirvana

https://youtu.be/uiIOmuFiy8E

There is more magic, musical and otherwise!

I'm so moved by these two musical geniuses that I could not decide which video to post - so I posted two videos!

Magic

Stunning shoppers with ORIGINAL classical music | U.T.C.T - Karim Kamar

And more Magic

The most EPIC Interstellar Piano Duet in Public! Camden Stewart and Karim Kamar