this was my album cover to love is elusive which was completed in 08 people thought it was a good album cover.. they thought i used photoshop or something but all i did was print out pictures, then cut them out then i taped them together and scanned that image.. so its really like an actual collage but i composed each part of it the pool boy name was my actual hand writing with a sharpie.. the cartoon guy was my idea i created in 1998.. i didn't draw it but i always called myself "dablackdougfunny"
then i have the one pic that says "i am in love" which was a microsoft paint image i did which coincides with the album title i also took the pic of my hand writing the lyrics.. the significance of that was to represent that i am saying real things from my heart and that the lyrics are not just rhymes but this is actually what is going on in my head daily.. the words i say are themes in my life mainly the cd cover was supposed to say "hi i'm pool boy, and i have a number of different sides to myself but i've composed a heartfelt, mature, yet humorous album here where each side of myself contributes to the expression -love is elusive, pain is not-" recently i let a graphic designer hear some of my music and he appeared pleasantly surprised a few days later he told me he'd make my next album cover for me for free he said it would normally cost about $1,000 but for some reason i obtained his favor i told him i was excited it got me thinking about what i might want to do for the next cd cover.. i'm not sure yet i was thinking about what i've been going through in life today in 2011 vs what i was going through back when i made love is elusive.. there are 3 main differences 1. i was going through some real things at the time but i guess life still seemed a bit more lighthearted than it does today the bible says in ecclesiastes that wisdom increases sorrow.. i do believe it is better to be wise than to be foolish but i understand what solomon meant when he said that so u have that difference between then and now.. not saying i'm wise.. but i am wisER than i was then and i have that "sorrow" that comes with it 2. another difference is.. love is elusive had a theme of love and how it correlates with life and goals.. well i haven't had any luck with women in a long time so i won't be talking about love, women, and attraction really at all on the new one because that's not a part of my life anymore 3. recently i saw a video on tupac and he said "if i live to see another 20 years i'll change the world.. either that or the world will have to change me because my thought patterns are so wildly different from most other peoples'" .. this is kinda how i feel about myself also and that's what i think my next album will be about.. how i basically don't agree with the popular viewpoints and perceptions and all the issues that surround that fact so i don't know what my new cd cover will be quite yet.. it hasn't hit me yet but if anyone has a comment or suggestion for me.. i'm open!
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Giles
3/26/2011 07:54:32 am
this is my fav of yor albums,it has a great vibe
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teh pool boy
3/26/2011 08:10:28 am
thanks playa.. to be honest this is the only one i can stand lol
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Giles
3/26/2011 09:14:53 am
Lol I understand,i cant stand hearing myself sing,but yur others r good too,i like the instrumentals when im relaxing
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