On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 4:21 PM, John Diliberto <johnd@echoes.org> wrote:
quoted 8 lines At 06:40 PM 10/20/2008, you wrote:
> At 06:40 PM 10/20/2008, you wrote:
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>> If you give a shit about what anyone else thinks about yer music, then yer
>> doing it for the wrong reason.
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> I would suggest that if you don't "give a shit about what anyone else
> thinks about yer music" then you should think about another
> profession/avocation.
That is one extreme. Caring too much is another. Sure, care about getting
your music heard, if you're making it. But don't make it for someone else,
unless you want to just use skills and not personal creativity (but hey,
much more likely to get paid decently). Don't make your music thinking
about what will sell; make your music then find a way to sell it. IF you
want to be creative. If you just want money, don't try to make your own
sound; fit into a genre, have a look, get a buzz, etc. Or get a "job" in
the industry.
quoted 6 lines The ivory tower, art for art's sake philosophy went down the tubes decades
> The ivory tower, art for art's sake philosophy went down the tubes decades
> ago. If your tree falls in a forest and no one hears it, it indeed, does
> not make a sound. And music is nothing if not sound. Anyone who suggests
> they only make music for themselves is either disingenuous or full of the
> worst kind of hubris.
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Music is a hell of a lot more than just sound.
Emotion/vibration/taste/connection/communication/style/etc the list goes on
and on. Hell, some music is more4 about the absences of sound than where
the sound is placed. Anyone who suggests they make music for themselves is
saying that music is also personal healing/therapy/growth/understanding of
self et al. And the're saying that's WHY you make it, not all you think
about.
I would highly suggest not quitting.
quoted 2 lines I'd think about it, but I certainly wouldn't suggest killing yourself.
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> I'd think about it, but I certainly wouldn't suggest killing yourself.
Meh, if people only want to make music because of others, I'd suggest they
do quit.
Nevyn Nowhere
http://www.happyhumans.org
Sad Music for Happy Humans
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