Only this school is called life, and Brooks is soaking it all up as he goes. Along his journey, he does his part to share a little of that education with other people through the music he writes and performs. Whether its message is clearly stated or woven throughout the tiny pictures he paints with music, Brooks' songs each contain a little piece of his spirit and a little glimpse of his wise perspective that reaches far beyond his almost 40 years. There's an old Chinese proverb that says there really is no good or bad. It's kind of along those lines.
Life is really an education.
Otherwise life is still going to be showing you the same lessons over and over. Brooks, who now makes New York his home, has had his share of lessons to learn. Like remembering years after earning a college degree just what was really important to him. I kind of remembered that I wanted to be the fifth Beatle ever since I saw them when I was young. To start off his music career, Brooks took advantage of an open mike night at Greenwich Village and caught the audience by surprise.