No matter what kind of music you make, somebody is eventually going to criticize that music. Period.
Especially if you’re out there making innovative, daring, exciting sounds, there are going to be plenty of people who just don’t dig it. And that’s okay.
Since you’re going to catch flak no matter what you do, I think you might as well make music that you really believe in. Music that really turns you on.
Criticism’s a lot easier to take when you know deep inside of yourself that your music is yours and well-made. I ask you—and I’m not above begging—make your own music, not the music that you think some record company wants you to make.
Post inspired by Steve Jobs?
Maybe in small part, but actually it was an Eleanor Roosevelt quote that set me off.
I was just talking to my wife about this very topic yesterday. I was reflecting on Steve Jobs, thinking about how he pursued his muse, made life worth it. I was wondering aloud how to do the same for mine, because I am about to re-enter the workforce (I hope!) after several years of dealing with my brain injury and already I can feel myself becoming willing to settle, willing to just take any semi-decent job offered to me. I said to Catherine, “The one thing I truly, truly love is writing songs.” But there’s no money in it. I mused aloud about writing songs on contract or to opportunities, but that just wouldn’t be the same. Those would not be the songs I was born to right and I would still be settling. Sigh… no big conclusions yet.
“make music that you really believe in. Music that really turns you on.”
Yep.
That’s where the hits come from anyway.
Cheers,