echofonic

Goddamn it! I just accidentally reased a HUGE email! I made a type-o while typing the last line and hit backspace. For some stupid trackpad-related reason, instead of erasing the last few words that I'd typed, it backed me through the last few pages I'd been to in that window, and everything I'd written got lost in the accidental shuffle!!

grrrrrrrrrrrr

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So -

One of my best friends just emailed me, asking for my permission for his band to write, record, and release a cover of one of my songs - or more specifically, to write their own version/song based heavily on mine - one that I haven't finished writing yet myself.

I've known Jason for many, many years. We started our first band together, recorded our first songs together. I played my first shows and toured my first tours with him. To this day there's no one else I enjoy writing, playing, or recording with more, and I trust him implicitly...
but when I read his email today asking for permission to use my song, I was shocked. Not by his request, but my my reaction: I became totally protective of my song.

The thing is, the melodies, harmonies, loops and structures in that song form the basis for all 5 of the songs for an EP that I've been working on for over two years now. The parts of that songs make up themes that run throughout all of my current compositions. They're the soul of my current work to date.

Am I flattered? Hell yes - I have enourmous respect for Jason's taste, ear, and skills both onstage and at the board, and I had no idea that the little sketch we recorded in his studio over a year ago had effected him as much as it has... but am I ready for someone, even my best friend, to use something I hold so dear and make it their own? I don't know.