1336 First time playing drums
Johnson Clark looked up and down at the young and handsome Renly Hall in front of him..
He doesn't like Renly.
Strictly speaking, it's not that I don't like Renly, it's that I don't catch a cold..
He always believes that "Renly Hall" is just a mythical image created by the news media and social networks, just like Tom Cruise, Taylor Swift, Harrison Ford, Beyoncé, etc. Wait, people can't wait to put labels under their names, and then more and more people admire and love them, but in the final analysis, no one can really understand the true face behind their masks..
Maybe Tom Cruise is a foot-picking man, maybe Taylor Swift is a musty nerd, maybe Harrison Ford is an old man with a collecting habit, maybe Beyoncé is a narcissistic princess……
Johnson has no opinion on this, because this is the necessity of commodity society. He is simply not interested or curious. In comparison, he still prefers "realness", the things that really exist in real life. People and things are more important.
Looking at Renly's story, any sane person will think "that's nonsense". Everyone is worshiping, everyone is bowing their head in surrender, everyone is full of praise, it is like a perfect fairy tale.
Especially the overwhelming praise in recent times, such as EGOT and Best Actor Slam, everything is really outrageous. That guy is only twenty-four years old, okay? Strictly speaking, he is not yet twenty-four years old! I can't believe it. It's as if this one actor is the only one left in the world. He's completely cheating. I can't wait to just kneel down and lick her to be satisfied..
But the problem is that even in fairy tales, Cinderella is not a good girl that everyone praises. So, why can a "perfect" really appear in real life? It’s really the most terrible thing in the world.
Johnson doesn't think Renly is an exception.
This is true even for George Strand and "Don Quixote" who have received countless hits. Those are just another beautiful and beautiful fairy tale. George Strand was originally a commercial music producer. Real folk songs, It has long been annihilated in the times and occasions, just like "rock and roll is dead".
In other words, in Johnson's view, everything Renly has is just another commodity created by the Hollywood film industry..
To describe it more accurately, Johnson neither likes nor hates it, but...doesn't care. Or, dismisses it..
This time, the reason why I was willing to take this teaching job was because of the persuasion of my friends..
“Anyway, you have been teaching drum lessons now, and there are quite a few annoying students. No matter how scary they are, they are not worse than the neurotic kid who smashed the drum set last time. Just treat him as... Another ordinary student. You didn't raise or lower the fees. Everything is ordinary, isn't it?？”
Johnson couldn't argue.
So, he appeared here.
However, before the meeting, Renly was already late, and he needed to go out to look for him personally. Such a student was not the only one, he was definitely a different kind. As Johnson said, "Everything above the media is different." It's a lie." He was not surprised at all. Renly now proved all his thoughts and guesses..
After meeting him for real, Johnson felt a little strange..
Just the impression of a face-to-face meeting has already broken the fixed pattern conveyed by all news media. It is unimaginable that the man who is now making history step by step is just a free and sunny street boy; but looking at it from another angle, This also directly proves Johnson’s idea.
Thoughts were surging in his mind, but on the surface, Johnson still maintained a polite smile. This is basic etiquette..
Sensing Renly's confused look, Johnson explained slowly, "I think you don't have your mobile phone with you. When I called just now, the person who answered the phone was a man with a calm and cold voice. He told me that you I must have gotten lost, but it wasn’t too far away. If I walked around two blocks, I could find someone. So, I made a special trip to try my luck..”
Renly laughed dumbly, "Sorry, I'm late..”
Without quibbles or resistance, Renly readily admitted his mistake..
This slightly surprised Johnson - his words were extremely cryptic and he did not accuse him in any form, but Renly still faced his mistakes calmly. Perhaps this shows that he is a young man with a good family education, and that's all. Got it.
Renly could vaguely sense Johnson's dissatisfaction. Although Johnson thought he had concealed it very well, it was invisible to Renly. However, this cannot be blamed on Johnson. At any time and on any occasion, Being late is rude and it's his fault.
In fact, Renly left the house forty-five minutes early, but wandered around the nearby streets for thirty minutes without finding his destination, and ended up being late. Does this mean that next time he should be a little earlier? Going out during the hour? Why don't you just bring your human/body/navigator, Sir Matthew Dunlop?？
“Let's start studying the course now. To study, you must seize the time." Without any other explanations or polite words, Renly got to the point with a smile, polite and gentle..
This is the second time Johnson has been surprised.
I once met a student from a well-off family. After he was late, he said condescendingly: The billing will still be based on the original time, and the late part will be charged as usual, so there is no need to worry..
Of course, this is what Johnson cares about, but the problem is that he is not short of ten or twenty minutes. He can make up the time and exchange for his own reward with actual labor. The other party's attitude seems to treat him as a Like a beggar, worrying about the little time fee is really frustrating..
But Renly didn't. His focus was on learning lessons..
Maybe, his tutor is really good.
Johnson nodded, "The classroom is actually on the corner of the street. You are already very close. Let's go there together." But as soon as he took a step forward, Johnson had no choice but to say again, "This direction, that is the opposite direction. "Then he saw Renly's confused eyes, and he nodded in affirmation, "Yes, your understanding is wrong. I'm pretty sure..”
The music classroom is indeed on the corner of the street, less than a hundred meters away from Renly's location. But for road warriors, it is a maze-like stretch of road..
It is said to be a music classroom, but it is actually an old teaching building on the New York University School of Music campus. Now it is more often used as a residence for student clubs, where students themselves rehearse, perform and hold activities..
In addition, independent bands from Greenwich Village often hold performances here. The small performance venue can only accommodate about fifty to seventy people. The cost is not high and the target audience is concentrated, so it is perfect..
Looking at the rehearsal room in front of him, Renly couldn't help but smile slightly..
The walls are mottled due to the damp weather, broken spider webs hang in the corners, and there is a pungent musty smell in the air. The dark yellow lights are weakly supported. Without the support of the sun, it seems that there is no support at all. Unable to illuminate the whole room, the dim and depressing atmosphere gradually came down bit by bit, just like the rainy sky in March, with no way to escape..
Renly once lived on Off-Broadway for a long time. During the years when he first arrived in New York, and the years after he finished filming "War in the Pacific," Renly frequently visited buildings and rooms like this. In a dark basement or a dim corner, I crawl around day after day, silently hoping that my hard work and hard work will make a breakthrough..
Renly had to admit, it wasn't a great time..
Sometimes, in the middle of rehearsal, a mouse will crawl across the actor's feet, or a cockroach will fall from the ceiling. From the initial jump to the calm and calm, this is a process, not only because of habits , also because their performance stage may also face the same situation..
But it was an irreplaceable time. Without the tempering and precipitation at that time, there would naturally be no rise and growth in the future, even if we were two people..
“Sorry, the rehearsal rooms here are like this. Spring has just passed, and it is really too humid here in the downtown area. It will not get better until July. Please be patient and patient." Johnson's tone was as steady as possible, unhurriedly. Made a simple explanation, before the other party opens his mouth to criticize, say ugly things first.
Johnathan's back was turned to Renly. Renly couldn't see his expression, but his calm tone revealed too much..
Renly could open his mouth to explain, building bridges and drawing closer to each other by remembering the bitter and sweet, but he felt it was not necessary. He did not need to be friends with everyone, and he could not be friends with everyone..
“Then let us start class quickly so that we can leave here earlier." Renly made a joke in an ironic way..
Johnson was stunned for a moment. He couldn't tell whether this was a joke or not. However, Renly's immediate words interrupted his thoughts, "Which drum set belongs to me?"？”
“On the right hand side." Johnson came back to his senses and answered subconsciously, then gathered his thoughts and formally entered his role as a teacher, "Have you ever learned drums before? I mean, any kind of drum set, even just for fun; what about other instruments? Every musical instrument is related to rhythm. As long as it is melody, it hides rhythm..”
Johnson expertly began to enter the state, "Let's do this, you sit behind the drum set first, follow your own way and your understanding, relax, don't need any burden, just play a few rhythms at will, even if you just tap randomly. Or, let us feel the rhythm and rhythm of the drum beats, and then we can discuss it. What do you think?？”
“No problem." Renly agreed readily..
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