Recently, Ive been trying to do a little soul-searching, so to say. Ive reached a point in my life where it seems that if I stay dedicated enough, I might actually be able to consider my involvement in music as a full-time career. In many ways, this is pretty amazing. Im privileged enough to not only to do what Im halfway decent at, but also something that I love doing; on top of that, I might be able to do that for a living. To meet all of these conditions is incredible. Part of me also thinks about how this can be looked at as a form of selfishness. Is providing people with the product of my hours of work really enough to believe that I am contributing something back to the world to some extent? Ultimately, I want my life to be about balancing my own needs with those of others, so this an important and hard question to answer. Is it naive to think that I can give back to the people and communities that have helped me just with my music? Initially, asking this kind of scared me. Plenty of people look at music as purely entertainment; something that exists for the purpose of enjoyment. To that extent, I dont think my passion for composing and producing really does much. If my music exists solely as a stimulant, then it wouldnt promote much learning, or other longer-lasting beneficial changes. To other people, music is much more than that. And, to other people, music doesnt exist as entertainment; it simply exists for itself. Its a language, a passion, a slice of time showcasing the ideas of its creators; it can create an incredible mutual feeling of awesomeness when the listener is feeding off of the composers creativity, or if the audience is feeding off of the creativity of a performer and vice versa.. it can provoke thought, it can teach even though it may be in a very abstract way.. its possibilities are endless, really. I believe I have learned more from starting the compose my own music during high school than from any classes I took during that time. Considering this perspective, I think there will be a day where I can give back to everyone that has helped me and more. In a way it would be selfish of me to NOT pursue a full-time career in so many aspects of music; there are many people in the world who are not privileged enough to have a chance to make a living off of something they love and something they are good at. So, my conclusion is that the least I can do is try. If theres a chance that I can pursue my passion to make myself and others happy, to promote learning, growth, and all that goodness, then Ill have to try and take it. New music & ridiculous speeches incoming. Feel free to wipe the tears off your face. Thanks for bearing with statuses like these that I post on occasion (ô‿ô)
Posted on: Fri, 09 May 2014 19:51:06 +0000
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