Originally Posted By: JBlatz
We shouldn't fear what people will think about us, especially from our songs or works of fiction.


The thing there is that people who write songs for a hobby or enjoyment are in a WHOLE different league than the people who are hired to crank out 4 or 6 a day in a songwriting factory. Refer back to that 6 song mashup that all sound exactly the same and that makes my point. Music now is formulaic, not emotional. This chord goes to that chord which goes to that chord and it can't be more than 3:34 long....

I have never sold a song, I doubt if I ever will, and I don't care because I have never been so delusional that I think my songs can compete in that arena. It's MY arena that matters to me, as I am not a professional writer.

Heck, I am having trouble finishing a 9 song CD! Trying to make schedules match with my engineer. Hard cheese! grin