Chick Corea
To restate the Obvious
Can you hear it?
If you can, it’s yours
Do you like it?
If you do, it’s your pleasure
Does it make you happy?
If it does, it’s your happiness that you made
Can you conceive it?
If so, then you can create it
Is it beautiful?
If it is, then it’s your beauty you see
Who’s the final authority of music?
Who can say it’s great?
Who can say it’s beautiful?
Who can give music its validity?
It’s so simple, it’s so obvious,
It gets hidden:
It’s you for you
It’s me for me
And it’s them for them
So here’s to a revitalisation
In the freedom of choice
In music.