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(Message started by: Shannon on Feb 26th, 2008, 10:21am)
Title: Congrats to John!!!!
Post by Shannon on Feb 26th, 2008, 10:21am
This is from www.googoodolls.com in the news section.

02.25.08: Songwriters Hall of Fame Award
John Rzeznik has been named the recipient of the 2008 Songwriters Hall of Fame Hal David Starlight Award. The Starlight Award has been established to honor those creators and performers who have made a significant impact on the music community in the early stages of their career.


This is fantastic! What a terrific accomplishment. Congratulations John. :claps: :claps:
Title: Re: Congrats to John!!!!
Post by nmf009 on Feb 26th, 2008, 11:26am

Quote:
in the early stages of their career.


I don't want to sound like John doesn't deserve an award here and there, but in what alternate universe is John 'in the early stages of his career'?  He's 42 with a 22 year career and 8 studio releases.

Past recipients:

2007   John Legend (at age 28 )
2006   John Mayer (at age 28 )
2005   Alicia Keys (at age 24/25, Wikipedia doesn't know how old she is, and therefore, neither do I)
2004   Rob Thomas (at age 32)

I'm happy for him and everything, but if I were honored with an award calling me a beginner 20 years into my career I'd be making some pretty angry phone calls...
Title: Re: Congrats to John!!!!
Post by DWG on Feb 26th, 2008, 1:26pm
I dunno...

a) maybe he looks so much younger than he is that they didn't realize he's not in the early stages of his career.

b) they didn't do their research an have no knowledge of how long he's been in the music business.

c) maybe they don't like "the new stuff", and really want to say what a great job he did in the early stages of his career.

Anyway, crats to John.

(the above suggestions are mere snarkiness, meant in jest, and have no factual basis. In other words...just kidding kids.)
Title: Re: Congrats to John!!!!
Post by laurengoo on Feb 26th, 2008, 2:37pm
Yay! Congrats John!

He well more than deserves this award, for his long career and outstanding records sold.

:D
Title: Re: Congrats to John!!!!
Post by The Cerulean O on Feb 26th, 2008, 8:37pm
Maybe it means that he's influenced songwriters in the early stages of THEIR careers? I mean...The vast majority of bands I've been ?"friended" by on Myspace have "Goo Goo Dolls" listed as one of their influences.
I could be wrong, but it would make slightly more sense than it being the early stages of HIS career.
...
Then again, maybe not.
I don't know. How would I know?!
*runs away with her Eddie Izzard quote*
Title: Re: Congrats to John!!!!
Post by d.e.n.i.s.e. on Feb 29th, 2008, 11:48am
My take on it is, they meant John made an impact on music way back in the early stages of his career, not that he is currently in the early stage of his career.
Title: Re: Congrats to John!!!!
Post by girlintx on Feb 29th, 2008, 9:29pm

on 02/26/08 at 11:26:42, nmf009 wrote:
I don't want to sound like John doesn't deserve an award here and there, but in what alternate universe is John 'in the early stages of his career'? �He's 42 with a 22 year career and 8 studio releases.

Past recipients:

2007 � John Legend (at age 28 )
2006 � John Mayer (at age 28 )
2005 � Alicia Keys (at age 24/25, Wikipedia doesn't know how old she is, and therefore, neither do I)
2004 � Rob Thomas (at age 32)

I'm happy for him and everything, but if I were honored with an award calling me a beginner 20 years into my career I'd be making some pretty angry phone calls...
I'm pretty sure they meant back in those years when John was in his early stages of his career, and on the way up. He is being honored for the work he has done in the past, through the years. They aren't saying he is in the early stages of his career. Make sense?  :)
Title: Re: Congrats to John!!!!
Post by girlintx on Feb 29th, 2008, 9:30pm

on 02/29/08 at 11:48:33, d.e.n.i.s.e. wrote:
My take on it is, they meant John made an impact on music way back in the early stages of his career, not that he is currently in the early stage of his career.
Ooops, didn't see your post til I made mine. Sorry.  :-[
Title: Re: Congrats to John!!!!
Post by nmf009 on Feb 29th, 2008, 10:01pm

on 02/29/08 at 21:29:50, girlintx wrote:
I'm pretty sure they meant back in those years when John was in his early stages of his career, and on the way up. He is being honored for the work he has done in the past, through the years. They aren't saying he is in the early stages of his career. Make sense?  :)


Not really to me, no.  According to the Hal David website I was reading, the definition of the award is this:


Quote:
The Hal David Starlight Award recipients are gifted songwriters in the early years of their careers who are making a significant impact in the music industry via their original songs.


It's present tense, meaning current work is making an impact now.

And if we're being honest, though the music John wrote in the early stages of his career certainly made a significant impact on me (and many of you, I'm sure), his early work is largely ignored by the music industry and general population.

But whatever.  Yay for awards.
Title: Re: Congrats to John!!!!
Post by The Cerulean O on Mar 1st, 2008, 2:32am
Maybe they're anticipating a career longer than The Rolling Stones'?
...
Just an idea, throwin' it out there. XD


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