Music | R Scott Okamoto

R Scott Okamoto

Jan 10, 20203 min read

Thank you, Neil Peart

Like many angst-ridden kids, I found an identity in rock music. As an Asian kid in a predominantly white suburb of early 80’s Los...

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R Scott Okamoto

May 24, 20185 min read

Music These Days- Another Old Guy Rant

Old guy music rant. This one should annoy everyone. Including me. My friends hate it when I make fun of some commercial hip hop and let...

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R Scott Okamoto

Feb 14, 20174 min read

"Relevance" is relative to our limited perspective, and I hate awards shows

Adele won a bunch of Grammy’s. Beyonce only won 2. Adele fans are happy. Beyonce fans are pissed. People are both praising Adele for...

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R Scott Okamoto

Jan 27, 20178 min read

An Old Music Fan Rant- My live music is not the same as your live music.

In 1976, we lived in Pasadena in the Hastings Ranch neighborhood on a hill above the Eaton Canyon golf course. I was six years old, and...

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