It is not a mystical thing, however, it is obvious and practical and I think that what the performer does is to try to get to that point with every choice you make from the phrasing in a tune to the choice of tunes.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
You'll almost encounter a superstition amongst musicians, people sort of go through strange rituals, what they need to do to write a song.
A musician has to find a way to make his music mean something special - spiritually or however you can.
And whether you're drawn to gospel music or church music or honky-tonk music, it informs your character and it informs your talent.
I'm always aiming for some magic in films if I can find a mystical quality either in a song or in a moment or a character's intention.
The mind of the performer is a very strange thing.
I think there are times when a song can be a spiritual experience - just making music, in general, is pretty much that.
Although technical discussions are interesting to composers, I suspect that the truly magical and spiritual powers of music arise from deeper levels of our psyche.
A tune has to resonate with whatever is happening around it.
One of the interesting things about having little musical knowledge is that you generate surprising results sometimes; you move to places you wouldn't if you knew better.
That creates the magic, and that's the wonderment of the musical process and how precious that is.