Even when he was a young boy, Lee excelled at the creative arts and
was always producing new types of artistic concoctions that sought to
push the edge of what was acceptable to society. Always a free
spirit, Lee was never intimidated by the established authorities in
the creative realms of the humanities because his unique gifts of
empathic insight along with his above average intellectual abilities
allowed him to detect many of the shortfalls present within these
realms. He knew when any type of given entity was being fraudulent or
dishonest. He knew these things both instinctively and intuitively.
Caring not for the correct etiquette that was required by most of the
artistic fields of knowledge, he always possessed an uncanny ability
to be able to sort out the wheat from the chaff and digest the
necessary parts of various creative disciplines and disregard the
frivolous elements. As a result, his absorption of knowledge from
many of these areas of expertise could be accommodated in a more
sustained manner that involved a faster uptake of relevant data while
the detailed minutia that was irrelevant was identified and
discarded.
Due to
this exceptional ability to glean knowledge from multiple artistic
disciplines, Lee was able to combine many new types of creative
conceptualizations. Viewing many of the rants and diatribes of the
twentieth century artists and philosophers as gibberish, Lee has
always sought out true knowledge that cuts directly into the soul and
possesses a valid practicality that can be converted into empathy. It
is this type of substantive material that was always desired. It is
this type of substantive material that was found and subsequently
retained.
The philosophy of the 20th and 21st centuries was below par, and the
aesthetic quality of a substantial percentage of the artistic realms
had deteriorated into infantile dilettantism. With few notable
exceptions (such as Dahli, Gershwin, Stravinsky, and Debussy), most
of the art created after the early 1900's was laden with the stench
of juvenile amateurism. Many artists now feel they should bypass the
traditional techniques that require hours of discipline and skip
straight to the inspirational moment without having paid the proper
dues necessary to produce something possessing true aesthetic worth.
Lee was
all too aware of this horrendous phenomenon that permeated not only
the fine arts but also the commercial and modern cultural standards
present within modern day society. Because of this travesty and the
academic institutions that enforced it, Lee was destined to be an
independent creative individual that would continually seek out new
ways of pushing the boundaries of the aesthetic realms.
In
order to accomplish this task within the realms of musical expertise,
Lee not only became proficient on several instruments but also
learned music theory and ear training at age 12, so he could combine
all of the creative sensibilities inherent in possessing all of these
disciplines. First, Lee received instruction on the saxophone (tenor,
baritone, and alto) in grade school and then received private piano,
saxophone, and music theory instruction outside of his school's
musical department. Lee also taught himself guitar, bass, flute,
clarinet, and drums while still in his early teens and began writing
and recording with a multi-track recorder while still in junior high
school. Winning medal after medal in saxophone and vocal performance
competitions, Lee especially excelled at ear training and music
theory competitions. Lee placed first in state competitions for music
theory and ear training his junior and senior years in high school,
and he received a $5,000 scholarship to attend Berklee College of
Music where he tested out of over half a dozen semesters of music
theory and ear training courses.
Lee
went on to earn a living professionally in music for many years. He
played in several different house bands and toured on the road with
many different groups as he traveled all over the country. He then
went back to college and earned a degree in English; his GPA was
3.84. He graduated Magna Cum Laude and was a member of Gamma Beta Phi
and Phi Theta Kappa. After pursuing graduate studies for a few
semesters, he began his professional career as a freelance writer
working for many different companies before teaming up with Wes
Kussmaul (the man responsible for bringing the world its first online
encyclopedia) in order to promote the virtues of PKI technology.
Needless
to say, he has accumulated more real-world experience and true
knowledge of humanity in his short forty-four years on this planet
than most people accumulate in a lifetime. Due to his ever-youthful
appearance, dimples, naturally curly hair, and a deep bass-baritone
voice, he attracts attention wherever he goes. Standing fully erect
at six feet and three inches, Lee's stature is such that he instantly
commands attention whenever he walks into a room. However, he is not
concerned with his above average physical size or his above average
mental abilities...
Lee is concerned with peace.
The only thing that matters now to humanity is peace. Peace allows
for the development of nations and individuals. Peace allows for the
development of the arts and sciences.
Peace
allows for the continuous ecstasy of the soul.
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Lee Duane FitzSimmons does not belong to ANY organized religion or
secret society.
Copyright 2019 by Lee Fitzsimmons