Wednesday, January 23, 1991 — Ferron hopes ‘to break down fear’ in new album From page 21 means, All these symbols are like dreams inside people’s minds. Music Now: Do you aspire to write beyond the context of a musician and lyricist? Ferron: *‘No. This is what it do. | think it’s important to try to do what you do and use it as a meditation. | have for myself sometimes written out an experi- ence that might seer like it was a short story. But actually if | show- ed it to someone they would say, ‘Well, no it’s not a short story. It doesn’t have a plot.’ Music Now: Phantom Center lives largely in a spiritual con- text. From your perspective is spirit something wholly internal or does it exist as an entity beyond us? Ferron: “‘! think it would be more like the same spirit that a tree has. It has to do with positive too. Reaching in and realizing that something about every person is Loychuk wants to end ‘mystery’ From page 20 effects as stimulation or relaxation. It could also help them manage their stress better. His titmus-test for choosing the right art would merely be measur- ing one’s pulse. “That way you can buy some- thing that pleases you on a deep level.’’ Some critics have condemned the idea of trying to scientifically measure such emotional reac- tions, reactions they say should remain a nuystery. Others question the scientific validity of Loychuk’s methodology and interpretations. But Loychuk defends his work. “We're against the idea of art remaining a mystery,’’ he says. “We don’t believe there should be this gap of mystery that is con- trolled by the high priests of art — . an critics, historians, gallery direc- tors. What good does that do? People are intimidated by ast. That is f'undamentaily wrong. We'd like to see a more wholesome rela- tionship between society and its art. | say open art up and let peo- ple experience it.’ ROBERT MUNSCH! “LOVE YOU FOREVER TOUR” IN PERSON Canada’s Best Loved Children’s Story Teller IN CONCERT TUESDAY, FEB. 19 SHOWS: 5:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. NORTH VANCOUVER CENTENNIAL THEATRE Reserved Seats $9 GO plus sic wee ete nee SATURDAY, FEB. 23 SHOWS: 1:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m. MASSEY THEATRE New Westminster Reserve seats $8 $C pfus SC Tickets for both shows on sale, ata Ticketmaster locations or CHARGE SY PHONE 280-4444 the same and it’s what keeps us responsible for each other and stitched together in some way. And if there is a spiritual direction on the album, it continues to say we can all help each other, we're together. | think that a lot of the anti-spirit comes from fear. And so breaking down fear would be a very vital thing to do.” Music Now: When you write a song, do you tend to write to a specific person, a lover perhaps, yourself, or the unknown masses? NEW 1991 66DX 4 door, 5 spd., power brakes, power steering, all season radials, NEW 1991 MPV 2.6 litre fuel injection, 5 Passenger, ., Power steering, power brakes, all season radials Nofthshores Ferron: ‘‘I tend to write two ways. | write to not an unknown mass, but a known mass. | write to what it is in me that exists in other people who might be listening. I have written songs to particular people but they don’t stay in that framework. And ! also write as one side of myself writing to another side of myself. ft Won't Take Lony on the Shadows album, Proud Crowd on the Shadows album are such examples, Sunken City on Phantom Center is such an exam- ple. Inside Track was written to a $15,589 known audience. | feel like I'm talking to a really close friend but when I look inside myself | realize I'm talking to thousands.”’ Music Now: Are you happy at this point in your career? Ferron: ‘Yah, I'm so happy. I'm so happy. I'm happy in myself and how my days go and what I’m thinking about and how {’m not in my own way nor am Lin harm’s way. It’s just a good time right now.” Music Now: How is it Jiving at this particular time in Seattle ro a savings NEW 1991 B2200 5 spd., AM/FM radio, short box 323 3 dour hatchback, 5 spd, fold down rear seat, all season radials, power brakes va see witre. Int. thee reat SES a given all that’s happening in terms of warmongcring? Ferron: ‘Well | think our news is more intense and military com- pared to Canadian news. One of the things that’s happened in trav- elling and doing the shows back and forth across the border, is that t don’t really see much difference. think that we're all going to be vulnerable in the same ways and victims to the same short- sightedness. If it rolls the wrong way everyone is going to roll with it the wrong way.” \ READ-ALL ABOUT IT! Te G.S.T, means guaranteed today! $9,528 Mon.-Thurs $3 fa. Sat. 987- 4458 North Shore News - 23