The Obelisk Questionnaire: Yvonne Ducksworth of Treedeon
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The Obelisk Questionnaire: Yvonne Ducksworth of Treedeon
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How do you define what you do and how did you come to do it?
I’m a working class musician who uses music as a form of self therapy, in order to get to… one day, to the next. It’s a passion and a meditation. Also; my job finances my music habit. I write lyrics, sing and play Bass.
Everyone in my immediate family had an artistic specialty.. & lyrics have always been there for me. I read a lot, and wrote a lot to let off steam…
However, the first time in a band, I was on drums; because everyone else had a guitar So I did that for awhile… Eventually I got the Mic though lol.
Describe your first musical memory.
Performance wise? My mother teaching me to sing an Elvis song for the family Xmas gathering …
Describe your best musical memory to date.
My Grandfather on Violin and my Grandmother on Piano; playing classical songs together, but also Pop & Rock classics. Both slightly drunk and totally happy. Each convinced that the other had just played a wrong note…
When was a time when a firmly held belief was tested?
I try not to hold firm beliefs, because life is a complicated clusterfuck of perspectives … I’m flexible. Or jaded. I also don’t like being disappointed.
Where do you feel artistic progression leads?
For me personally… Hopefully to a better understanding of myself.
Music has allowed me to step out of the shadow of pain, has strengthened me, accompanied me, held me, tolerated me, and screamed at me to get my shit together.
How do you define success?
A Woman once thanked me for the words in a song that I used to play. She said she had not been able to describe a certain feeling, but the song gave her the words for it.
Absolutely the best compliment I’ve ever gotten as a musician…
That was my moment of success.
What is something you have seen that you wish you hadn’t?
The downward spiral and eventual unraveling of a friend…
Describe something you haven’t created yet that you’d like to create.
A song that is, ‘just right’, ‘perfect’ and ‘finished’.
What do you believe is the most essential function of art?
To give a voice to the people, to question authority, to challenge norms, to give meaning to a feeling, and a time, to soothe us all emotionally…
Something non-musical that you’re looking forward to?
A Motorcycle ride in the summer rain. :)
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