I am not an artist. This is something that I think about from time to time and although its not a particularly life-changing subject I just wanted to take a minute to share my thoughts. Its seems like most music-making people are either artist-y where theyre super passionate and creative, or theyre business-y (official terms) where theyre really strategic and into marketing and promotion and stuff. Im sure there are other people in the same position as me but I often feel like Im just wandering around doing my own thing. I dont really identify with artistry OR business. Im not trying to create a work of art or a masterpiece or something iconic and Im not trying to be a social media savvy genius. I sing because I like to do it and it makes me feel good. When I first started doing music I had literally never even once thought about what type of music I wanted to make or how I wanted to fit in to the music business or how I was going to market myself or how I was going to make money or write catchy songs or find a distinct image or get youtube views or create a consistent brand... Its all quite overwhelming if I do say so myself. Now, thats not to say that I think of music as just a hobby or that I dont want to make it into a career. Its just, Im finding that the path Im on is a really weird and broken one. The problem is that this is a career that relies entirely on other people and no matter how talented you are or how hard you work you cant just MAKE people care. Yes, of course youre a lot more likely to be successful if you put in the work. Im just saying that it doesnt guarantee you anything. Something I come across a lot especially in LA are people who talk about their hustle and grind and say things like #prosperity #success #dreams and a bunch of other stuff that sounds far too dramatic for me! I just cant get in to that mind set. I feel terrible because Ill start to think if I really wanted this maybe Id work harder or at least act like I cared about it a little more. I dont think its actually a case of not caring enough though. I want to sing and write songs and record and play shows more than anything in the world I just cant stand the way you have to go about it. The bottom line is that Im going to continue to make music whether Im working 3 jobs and singing in coffee shops or whether Im selling out Madison Square Garden. Really hoping for something in between but Ill do it either way! :P If youre still reading this Id like to give you a virtual high five and commend you on your reading skillz. Also, I know my tone has been quite defensive but since were communicating on such a broad, public level I just dont want to be misunderstood or come across in a negative way. I should probably spend less time over-thinking all of this and go sing a song so Ill talk to you later. Thanks for everything!! Drew
Posted on: Mon, 28 Jul 2014 23:55:49 +0000
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