“When you have time by yourself, you can see and analyze things for what you think they are.”

This statement resounds with truth. How many people actually take the time, or are privileged with foresight to do this?

Many young people would avoid so many pitfalls of life (older people too for that matter) if they thought issues through before they reacted to them.

Speaking of thinking for yourself, I see that some of the songs Mr. Barrett sang are co-written by various artists. Two heads are better than one, and some people have the knack for expressing on paper what you have in your mind.
Lyrics depict personality and the change I see here in lyrics as compared to the 2005-2006 stint leads me to think about a few things.

The explicit lyrics that some of the songs in the album ‘Go’ appears, in my opinion, to be a part of Mr. Barrett that he was probably tentative, or hesitant to bring out.

Many of the writers for the ‘Go’ album are clearly uninhibited, but I feel it is more, or less expressing the general sexual feelings of them (and people in general). There is nothing new, or unusual about sex, people have been doing it for years. Sex is basic and commonplace.

What I consider exceptionally different, or interesting about a person is the set-apart facets of their personality.

Take Ciara for instance. I’ve seen her perform on T.V. to an award presentation. She cut loose and was completely unconstrained…on stage. To look at her face (persona) off stage she seems shy, retiring and a little unsure of herself. I never paid much attention to her but I’m thinking that her professional group (producers, writers, agent, etc.) have ‘prepped’ her up to the level she is. Left to her own resources I think she’d be a sweet, quiet girl. I feel she’s probably sweet even now, but she is ‘pushed’ to be what she is and probably feels obligated and grateful to be such a success. That’s my opinion.

Concerning Mr. Barrett again, I think he was ‘feeling out’ the reaction of his fans with the album ‘Go’. I think he had secret doubts about it. It shows in this statement, “It’s not disrespectful, it’s honest.” It sounds like a defense mechanism; a veiled apology for the lyrics, an explaination to ‘break’ people into what he is doing in a soft way: sort of like explaining away guilt.

Telling fans it’s not disrespectful before they can say anything - counterproductive.

One sexually explicit facet against the other nine fascinating and adventurous facets: I think the other nine should win out. The sexual facet has been PLAYED OUT by everyone else any way!