I've seen a few threads lately on favourite music for writing. Mine will always be Ronnie James Dio. He was a clasically trained musician who fronted Rainbow and Black Sabbath before he went solo.
It's not because of his lyrics, which were frankly bollocks 1/
It's not because of his lyrics, which were frankly bollocks 1/
I mean, from the seminal Holy Diver:
"Holy diver
You've been down too long in the midnight sea
Oh what's becoming of me
Ride the tiger
You can see his stripes but you know he's clean
Oh, don't you see what I mean"
No mate, I don't. Not a clue what you mean.
2/
"Holy diver
You've been down too long in the midnight sea
Oh what's becoming of me
Ride the tiger
You can see his stripes but you know he's clean
Oh, don't you see what I mean"
No mate, I don't. Not a clue what you mean.
2/
But that doesn't matter. It's the rhythm of the delivery that matters. He was a *phenominal* singer, whatever he was singing. It's the tone, the pacing, the pitch of the delivery that made Dio a genius. That's what I'm aiming for. 3/3
If you don't know it, here. Like I say, rhythm and delivery over content. It's a masterclass
Anyway, RIP Ronnie James Dio, and thank you forever for the inspiration. You and Frank Zappa are my two biggest "had the.chance to see you live and didn't" regrets.
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