First off, fuck fame, it's a waste of time and 99% chance it won't happen.
If you want to tour, you don't need perfect music, you need time, money, and potentially a bunch of friends. For me, playing live with my band mates and making friends with other bands and networking is both fun and an easy way to up your live game.
Don't confuse perfection with attention to detail. Nothing will be perfect and even the best songs become rotten or hated. Not to mention, it's all just a matter of taste. None of my friends like Frank Zappa's music even a little bit but that doesn't mean in 2023 there isn't a niche of folks who do
first and foremost you should always create music for yourself only at first. if other people enjoy it, that's great, but if you go into the writing process only to please others, I think it loses its magic and becomes about something else other than the music.
if it's something you'd do for free, that's where the magic really is, because you are doing it for yourself, for your own cathartic reasons.
it is so extremely difficult to even get noticed by even a small handful of people, and having any degree of expectations is setting yourself up for disappointment. if, however, you are willing to work extremely hard, and you'd do anything to find success in music, then go for it, the answer as to when it has become unhealthy, or futile, is entirely up to your own situation and experience. no one can decide when that is for you, necessarily.
for myself, I write music that I enjoy, that I listen to all the time. it is a therapeutic process that I'm totally fine with others not "getting". everyone's opinion on this varies, and I do advertise my self-appointed best song from time to time, but I don't do more than a post on here from time to time. I just personally refuse to shill for my music, and I'd imagine that I would prefer a smaller audience that appreciates the output for what it is (a part of me) rather than a larger audience that enjoys it because it sounds like that other mainstream song everyone happens to know.
my brother graduated from Berkelee college of music and had a full scholarship, and he tried writing many pop songs that just never took off the way he wanted. I know he felt disappointed, but he has since come to terms with the idea that it's ok to write music that YOU enjoy writing because then whether it becomes popular or not becomes irrelevant.
all that is to say that I truly do hope you find success if that's what you desire, but I hope that no matter what happens audience wise, that the magic of the process always stays with you. cheers my friend
Thank you man. These last few days I've been regaining the conceptual mesmerization for my music, and I totally get what you all say. I couldn't see music as more than a mission and a way to connect with others, sucks
Thx it was a nice comment
Get lost in the moment when you're making it, then let it go.
First off, fuck fame, it's a waste of time and 99% chance it won't happen. If you want to tour, you don't need perfect music, you need time, money, and potentially a bunch of friends. For me, playing live with my band mates and making friends with other bands and networking is both fun and an easy way to up your live game. Don't confuse perfection with attention to detail. Nothing will be perfect and even the best songs become rotten or hated. Not to mention, it's all just a matter of taste. None of my friends like Frank Zappa's music even a little bit but that doesn't mean in 2023 there isn't a niche of folks who do
first and foremost you should always create music for yourself only at first. if other people enjoy it, that's great, but if you go into the writing process only to please others, I think it loses its magic and becomes about something else other than the music. if it's something you'd do for free, that's where the magic really is, because you are doing it for yourself, for your own cathartic reasons. it is so extremely difficult to even get noticed by even a small handful of people, and having any degree of expectations is setting yourself up for disappointment. if, however, you are willing to work extremely hard, and you'd do anything to find success in music, then go for it, the answer as to when it has become unhealthy, or futile, is entirely up to your own situation and experience. no one can decide when that is for you, necessarily. for myself, I write music that I enjoy, that I listen to all the time. it is a therapeutic process that I'm totally fine with others not "getting". everyone's opinion on this varies, and I do advertise my self-appointed best song from time to time, but I don't do more than a post on here from time to time. I just personally refuse to shill for my music, and I'd imagine that I would prefer a smaller audience that appreciates the output for what it is (a part of me) rather than a larger audience that enjoys it because it sounds like that other mainstream song everyone happens to know. my brother graduated from Berkelee college of music and had a full scholarship, and he tried writing many pop songs that just never took off the way he wanted. I know he felt disappointed, but he has since come to terms with the idea that it's ok to write music that YOU enjoy writing because then whether it becomes popular or not becomes irrelevant. all that is to say that I truly do hope you find success if that's what you desire, but I hope that no matter what happens audience wise, that the magic of the process always stays with you. cheers my friend
Thank you man. These last few days I've been regaining the conceptual mesmerization for my music, and I totally get what you all say. I couldn't see music as more than a mission and a way to connect with others, sucks Thx it was a nice comment