Notes_Norton

Song For My Father - Horace Silver The inspiration for "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" by Steely Dan

The Work Song — Cannonball Adderley

OK, Craig - we need an answer.

Their System Doesn't Work for You — Anti-Flag

If so, "It's Twine Time"

Shock To The System — Yes

Love's In Need Of Love Today — Stevie Wonder

The one on the right was a custom job - P-Rail pickups. They sold a few more after mine and called it DF522NN (for Notes Norton), definitely the closest thing I will ever have to a signature model After the first DF, I missed the P90 sound. So the Duncans give me P90, Rail, Series Humbucker and Parallel Humbucker tones, plus the piezo under the bridge. I dont use the Piezo by itself, I have a pedal that makes a better acoustic tone, but I sometimes blend it with the mag pickups for more twang.

The Time Has Come Today — Chambers Brothers

2/3 of my guitar collection

The Best Way To Travel — Moody Blues

Rocks In My Bed — Duke Ellington Orchestra

When we were working for Motown, back in the day, Berry Gordy gave us the same advice he gave others. Don't write anything new, write what's already out there. That's pretty much what AI is supposed to be doing, at least if I understand what I've read about it. As far as making my voice sound like someone else? That could be an improvement, depending on who gets chosen. But I'm a believer that expression is more important than voice. If voice were more important than expression, Doctor John, Stevie Nicks, John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Bjork, and so many others wouldn't have sold many records.

Rock Steady — Bob Marley and the Wailers

Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap - AC/DC

Mozart supposedly threw dice to get ideas to write songs. So many songs have had pieces of those before included. I suspect AI is just the latest in the road to a new song. I'm not a very good songwriter, since I often don't pay attention to the lyrics, and when I do, it's usually after every nuance of the musical performance has been noticed and analyzed. Thus, every attempt at writing lyrics by me just sounds dumb. No matter how a song is written, if I like it, it doesn't matter to me. And if it's appropriate, I'll learn it and play it on a gig. As the future comes racing towards me, I just try to adapt to the changes the best I can. If I were a songwriter, I'd be embracing AI, and using it as Mozart used the dice.