Jason Benefield

Wow

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:44:09 -0600

Haven’t posted here in ages. Appropriate, really, because there’s nothing really going on.

Ruby’s going to have surgery on March 8th, so we’re gearing up for that. We’ve also been looking at getting another American Bulldog puppy…a male this time.

Other than that, life’s normal. Hope everybody’s doing wonderfully.

Songs

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:35:43 -0600

Songs:

Go listen and add me as a friend!

Ask Away

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:26:38 -0600

Ask Away:

Keep it clean :)

Tuneage

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:41:00 -0600

Tuneage:

Give a listen and add me as a friend!

Add Me!

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:28:08 -0600

Add Me!

Is This where you pictured yourself 10 years ago??

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:47:05 -0600

Not necessarily. 10 years ago I dreamed that I’d be selling out arenas all over the country, not sitting at a desk all day and singing when I can.

However, I did picture myself happy, and I am. I’ve got a beautiful wife and amazing kids. Life is good…really good :)

Do you think a person can develop close relationships through the Internet? Why or why not?

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:17:27 -0600

Sure, I think it’s possible. Nothing beats actual human interaction, but the internet has brought us all a little closer.

My wife and I have developed real friendships with people we’ve virtually met playing online games, and there are people who I chat with just about every day on social networking sites like Twitter. The fact that we’ve never met those people in person doesn’t change the fact that we care about them and enjoy interacting with them.

The key to any relationship is communication, and that’s exactly what social networking sites facilitate. Like I said, face-to-face interaction is the probably the best way to develop a close relationship, but, in my opinion, online relationships are just as legitimate.

My Songs

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:01:58 -0600

My Songs:

lostandgone:

jasonbenefield:

Go take a listen. Add me as a friend, if you haven’t :)

I’m listening! :)

And once again, I love these songs!!!

Thank you so much. :)

Ask Me Something

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:54:55 -0600

Ask Me Something

How do you come up with such beautiful lyrics? Do you find inspiration in something in particular?

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:21:27 -0600

Thanks for the question.

I’m not the kind of songwriter who can go in planning to write a song and come out with a good one. I write when something comes to me. Sometimes it comes from banging on the guitar for a while and sometimes it starts with just one line that somehow finds its way into my head.

At the core, it’s all about emotion. I find an emotion and build the rest of the story around it, and it has to be an emotion I can relate to on some level. I don’t necessarily have to be experiencing that emotion at that time to write the song. In fact, it’s usually easier when I’m detached from it…gives me a chance to look at it from more than one angle.

Bottom line, once the emotion’s there, the songs kinda write themselves. If I try to force it I end up with a crap song…and I’ve written plenty of those. I just try to let the stories tell themselves.

I’m not entirely sure that made any sense. Probably just should’ve written a song as an answer :)

My Songs

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:44:56 -0600

My Songs:

Go take a listen. Add me as a friend, if you haven’t :)

Ask Me Something

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:00:47 -0600

Ask Me Something:

I’ll try to answer. Keep it clean :)

Facebook

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:00:07 -0600

Facebook:

Add me!

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:16:42 -0600

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”

- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Rock Academy Concert

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:48:38 -0600

Ballydoyle Irish Pub

Downers Grove, IL

Sunday, January 17th

3:00 pm

Facebook

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:11:15 -0600

Facebook

Ask Away

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 09:01:35 -0600

Ask Away

thedailywhat: I’m With Coco: DC comics artist Dustin Nguyen...

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:49:52 -0600

thedailywhat:

I’m With Coco: DC comics artist Dustin Nguyen (Batman: Streets of Gotham) gets in on the late-night fun with a classy take on a class act.

Embiggen.

[robot6.]

Ask Away

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:42:50 -0600

Ask Away

"Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The trouble-makers. The round heads in the square..."

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:58:25 -0600

“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The trouble-makers. The round heads in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules, and they have no respect for the status-quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify, or vilify them. But the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”

- Jack Kerouac (via fatalistichues) (via lostandgone)