Tano, I hope you enjoy your break. I'm not here as much as I want to be. I admire your opening up like this and sharing your feelings. I've enjoyed your music and creativity.

Sometimes the road BIAB leads me down is different from how I initially imagined a song and for me, that is often a pleasant surprise. Other times it's quite frustrating so I do understand.

I also understand that if posting songs has morphed into feeling more like a chore and the music isn't coming from your heart there's not enough flattery in the world to fill the void you really want filled. Songwriting is such a personal self expression. Giving yourself what you need and the challenge you really want is much more satisfying. And more often than not for listeners too.

That said. Before you write us off on the forum too quickly....I hope you'll keep this in mind.

We have tried to create a safe haven of folks from beginner to close but no cigar all writing songs for the fun of doing it here. You don't have to write hundreds of songs like the Beatles. You can write less than a dozen a year like John Denver. You can collab if you feel like it or go it alone or do both. Dianne Warren did okay with and without collabs. It's entertainment. For every "you should" "you must" there's an exception. You can be yourself here and post as few or as many songs as you want - and come and go as you please. There are places where songs are ripped to shreds because that's easy. We chose not to do that on this forum. Don't wind up in one of those places. Do the music you want to do and enjoy yourself. And hey, If you can't get the sounds you want from BIAB/RB maybe you can stick a tambourine or a shaker track on a few bars - viola it's got a RT - then you could post it when you're ready. grin

'Til then we'll miss you and welcome you back when we hear you again. If this is goodbye, wishing you all the best in your life and musical endeavors.

Josie
PS., I lost 2 yrs of music files in a computer crash in 2016. Awful feeling. Hope you recover yours.

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