Waiting for the Next MMO Revolution2009-11-09Back in the 1980’s I was a big fan of the music group The Police. As a big fan of the band I devoured everything I could get my hands on and I became fascinated with the charismatic lead singer/bassist Sting.I enjoyed reading interviews with him as they were far more erudite than the typical drugged out, decadent rock stars of those times. One of the interviews I recall dealt with one of the eternal questions of art — where does inspiration come from? In particular the interviewer was trying to pinpoint the source of inspiration for Sting’s brilliant songs. Being that I was a musician, one of his quotes in particular really struck me and has stayed with me all these years later.He said something to the effect: “If you want to write great music, go out and get some pain…”While it’s a clich茅 that great art is produced by tortured souls I do think it’s true. When you are full you don’t feel a need to get food; when you are hungry you seek out food. Necessity is the loving mother of invention.I think this is true to a gr...
