Tuesday, September 1, 2009

American Icons

1) Billy Corgan represents my creativity that I am always conscious about letting out. He is a very creative man, and you can tell just by listening to his songs. The music video for "Today" is a great example. In the video, Billy is an ice cream truck driver, and he eventually finds his guitarist and other band members wearing random outfits, such as a cowboy and James Iha wearing a sundress, and paint his truck with a bunch of paint. Pretty random if you ask me. But he's not one to care about that. It's music. It's life. We shouldn't care what others think. we should just have fun.

Billy Corgan inspires to me to play and practice my guitar and music skills more and more. He plays guitar with passion and makes it look extremely easy when he plays. He is easily an American Icon because he has sold many albums throughout his career and is world renowned for his band, Smashing Pumpkins.




2) Eddie Vedder. This is a man who is a huge influence to my life, and to my music. He was/is the lead singer to Pearl Jam, and has his own solo career as well. He formed Pearl Jam in 1990. The name 'Pearl Jam' was named after his great grandmother Pearl's famous homemade jam. He had sold many albums that have all reached platinum to multi-platinum status. He had also made the soundtracks for movies such as: Into The Wild, I Am Sam, and Dead Man Walking. In the summer of 1994, Vedder and Pearl Jam got into a disputed battle with Ticketmaster regarding their ticket prices for their concerts. In 1995, The Justice Department sided with Ticketmaster and the dispute was settled. Vedder is also active in several enviromental and pro-choice causes.

In my music, I am beginning to play from my heart. To write everything that sounds great and that really sings from my own personality and soul. He had done this for every album, and every song he's ever written. It made him get to the top in the 1990's. To write for you, is to write what you want to hear, and what you feel. If you write for yourself, you will never feel down if someone doesn't like your songs. It was meant for you, and you love it. It wasn't made for them, so they shouldn't have to.



3) Darth Vader. A very strong, and intimidating man. He is a man who follows his path to the end. He does not give up, and never surrenders! His wife Padmé, his mother, and his friends were what was important to him. He eventually chose the path to the Dark Side, and lost of all that. He lives his life in hate and vengeance.

He was a world renowned character in the 70's with George Lucas' film series, "Star Wars." He is still known today, as a extremely powerful jedi and a torn individual. He can be seen in every "Star Wars" film today. He may not be "Darth Vader" but he can be seen in the earlier episodes as his younger self, Anakin Skywalker.

He is important to me because I love the Star Wars series and he is my favorite character. I believe that is a VERY important part of American history and deserves to be honored as an icon because everyone loved Star Wars when it first came out, and we still love it to this day. People will continue to love this movie, and George Lucas is a genius for thinking up such characters and story.


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