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steve serious

The music says it, or I can't.

About Me

I'm a musician from Gary, Indiana. Attended the Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University, and did grad work up there also. I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4 Music is my main thing, but I'm interested in a lot of other stuff: movie production, publishing, psychology, the politics of the music business, etymology, personal betterment, race relations, philosophy, critically analyzing contemporary versions of Christianity, why physical beauty has so much pull, and the practice of BLIND TRUST (click below).

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/7/2006
Band Website: steve-burks.com
Band Members: New Breed Band: Chris Coleman, Aaron Lindsey, et. al. SICK!!! Kim Burrell. U need 2 hear this.
Influences: Jimmy Jam, Thomas Whitfield, James Brown, Dennis Willis (my mentor), et. al.
Sounds Like: Wanna laugh REEEEEEAL hard? Israel Houghton & New Breed. Oscar Peterson. Mind-boggling!
Record Label: Magic Hertz
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

For Depressed Artists: a Must-Read!

From Taalam Acey (all emphasis mine): THE SOURCE OF DEPRESSION IN ARTISTS (by Taalam Acey) If you are a depressed artist, the following may be helpful. Conversely, if you are not depressed then, I wou...
Posted by steve serious on Fri, 25 May 2007 01:29:00 PST

Goofy reasons for thanking God

The lady who won "America's Next Top Model" was on Regis & Kelly this morning, talking about how much of a "blessing" it was for her to win. I believe she was being sincere. Thing is, though ... W...
Posted by steve serious on Thu, 24 May 2007 07:46:00 PST

Trust killer pills, Rape by fossil fuel, Empower pseudo-GOP

Trust killer pills Says the news networks and pharmaceutically owned doctors, Avendia might give you a heart attack, but keep taking it anyway. And they're serious. And people are actually listening. ...
Posted by steve serious on Tue, 22 May 2007 06:15:00 PST

Salma Hayek: on marriage as validation

 "Women have been taught that in order to have a place in the world, an identity, they must marry and have children. If that's the life you truly want, great. But for many women, marriage is only...
Posted by steve serious on Sat, 19 May 2007 12:32:00 PST

it's not called "American Singer"

MSNBC's craig berman writes: If there's one thing "American Idol" has proven over the past two seasons, it's that the best contestant doesn't always win. article here It just fully occured t...
Posted by steve serious on Thu, 17 May 2007 10:48:00 PST

Respecting the Disrespectful

My kids wanted to see this movie (their school was closed this President's Day), so I took them. I found it to be surprisingly affecting, but don't take my word for it.Anyway, without giving away the...
Posted by steve serious on Wed, 16 May 2007 09:01:00 PST

Bitterness means 'How Dare you'

BITTERNESS MEANS 'HOW DARE YOU.' How dare you not look the way I want you to look, think the way I want you to think, feel the way I want you to feel, speak the way I want you to speak, and act the wa...
Posted by steve serious on Wed, 16 May 2007 08:57:00 PST

Fist Fight at Boston Symphony!

The story's HERE What??? You mean it wasn't a rap concert? Must've been a cultural-exchange program event. LOL! That is NOT sophisticated....
Posted by steve serious on Mon, 14 May 2007 12:11:00 PST

Rightly Defining 'Smart'

"Depends if you want us thoughtful or ... smart." (A student to his teacher in the film "The History Boys.")   When did the word take on that negative insinuation? Like, smart = intellectual = pr...
Posted by steve serious on Wed, 07 Mar 2007 10:17:00 PST

Creating Jessica Lynch: Hollywood propaganda exposed

Newsweek's Julie Scelfo writes: "Jessica Lynch became a national hero in 2003 after she was dramatically rescued by a team of Special Ops soldiers from an Iraqi hospital where she was believed to be a...
Posted by steve serious on Sat, 28 Apr 2007 09:07:00 PST