Songtown Citizen Post by Aaron David Why would you choose to be a songwriter? The dreaded 10 year high school anniversary was upon me. It was the eve of the time to tell the world what you have accomplished with your life in your 20’s. Marriages, promotions, kids, new cars and all that would be the topics of choice. These were the exact topics I was not looking forward to discussing. A short back story of my pre-writing self. I wasn’t a nerd by any stretch of the mind, but I was in all the top AP and Honors classes in high school. Straight A honor student, with a laundry list of extracurricular activities including a wide variety of athletics. College was much the same. 4.0 gpa, Cum laude, with an internship with one of the biggest and most successful financial firms in America. After graduation, I took a different path. This path led me to Nashville. 5 years of rejection, numerous odd jobs to pay the rent in less than satisfactory apartments, and then eventually making the most dreaded move in a young man’s life…back in with his parents. As you could tell I would much rather talk about my high school and college years at the reunion than the latter. During one discussion it hit me like a ton of bricks. I was asked, “so with all you have why would you chose to be a songwriter?” I realized I didn’t choose to be a songwriter. I just was. It was in my blood, engraved in my DNA way before I ever realized it. My happiest moments are when I’m sitting down with a cup of coffee and my guitar and a blank sheet of paper. The satisfaction of seeing people singing along to something I created from scratch at a writer’s night is greater than any paycheck from a less than fulfilling job. The price of being a songwriter is large. Usually a lot more than we can afford at times. It’s a curse and a blessing. I’ve met some of the most famous artists, and talented writers. I’ve stood on the same stage as the greatest entertainers in history. And the most important part, I get to do something I truly love every day. It wasn’t until I broke up with my unsupportive fiancé when I realized who I truly was; a writer. I didn’t choose to be a writer, it chose me.
Posted on: Sun, 21 Dec 2014 14:00:00 +0000
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