I never finished high school, much less college, but I’m aware that everything I just wrote could be deemed part of this “noble savage” tendency that is discussed in academia. I see that. The thing is, my pain was real and I was processing my childhood pains for the first time. I identified with those blues musicians. Their lack of pretense stood in contrast to much of the social literary scene I’d experienced and enjoyed, to be honest, over the years. Also there was an inherent work ethic involved in being a blues musician. You can’t learn to play this music unless you put in a shitload of
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