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Meditating Musicians / TM And Great Artists

 

Some of the most talented and influential musical artists of the modern era - starting but far from ending with The Beatles - learned  TM ( Transcendental Meditation ) .

The Beatles inspired musicians from a wide arc of musical modalities - Donovan / Mike Love, Al Jardine and the rest of The Beach Boys / Sheryl Crowe / Stevie Wonder / The Doors (except for Jim Morrison)  / Cat Stevens / Eddie Vedder / Peggy Lee / Paul Horn and Mike Oldfield among them.

What is most remarkable about the variety of talent who learned to meditate is how different they all are in their channels of Creative Expression.

The Beatles "White Album" ( named for the whiteness one experiences in TM / almost 38 years in my case ) - actual title, "The Beatles" - was their one and only Double Album. The "White Album" was released after their return from a long period spent with Maharishi at Rishikesh, in the Himalayas. The group released a torrent of songs, with a staggering variety of concepts and modalities. The Beatles told Hunter Davies - in his Authorised Biography - that they "... Cleared the decks ... " creatively with the "White Album" before moving on to their final masterpiece, "Abbey Road."

"Fool OnThe Hill" -  by Paul, on "Magical Mystery Tour" - and "Sexy Sadie" ( which John almost titled "Maharishi", but was advised not to - for possible legal issues ) on the "White Album"  are totally about their views on Maharishi.  

Mike Love and Al Jardine were so devoted that they went on to become highest level teachers ( "Governors" ) of TM. Their music is saturated with the values of Peace and Love, with the most amazing example being their immortal, world renowned "Good Vibrations". Mike Love went so far as to build a studio in a glass booth overlooking the Pacific, in which he recorded Vedic hymns of pandits that he flew in from India.

Donovan's "A Gift From A Flower To a Garden" is filled with the most beautiful ballads of Poetry and Love, with the back cover featuring a photo of the beloved troubadour hand in hand with Maharishi.

All of The Doors - except Jim Morrison, now gone for over 40 years - were steady in TM, remaining vibrant and skilled to this day.

The Rolling Stones were photographed with Maharishi when they followed the Beatles and learned TM from him. Their "We Love You" was an expression of what meditation meant to them, personally and creatively. ( The song was also an attempt to match The Beatles'  "Sgt. Pepper" and "Magical Mystery Tour"  and was a good try. )

Stevie Wonder's "Innervisions" is a vivid exploration of his meditative experiences, employing a pop / soul orientation.

Cat Stevens was a long time meditator, with "Peace Train" and "Into White" as two beautiful examples of the gentility and pure energy of meditation.

Sheryl Crowe's vivacity, Peggy Lee's heart and spunk, Eddie Vedder's verve with Pearl Jam, the mellow jazz flute of Paul Horn and the legendary "Tubular Bells" of Mike Oldfield -  all represent the infinite variety of Creative Intelligence brought forth by meditating artists for the whole world to relate to and enjoy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

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