There are people who write for themselves. There are people who write for an audience. Neither is wrong. Either is fine.

I'm more in the "write for themselves" camp than not. That being said, I think my music is mostly listenable. When it's not, I appreciate the feedback I get here. Even when the listener is wrong. Ha! Hubris can be helpful, and maybe essential, for a songwriter.

I think it's fine to ask how to create music that people will want to listen to. It's teachable, and not everyone making music intuitively gets it. And THAT being said, not everyone who KNOWS how to create listeners will be able to. That's just the way it works.

A forum without friction can become a cheerleading squad. While I appreciate the positive energy, and the world could use more of THAT, cheerleading is just not entirely productive to building the songwriting craft...

Trust this is taken with the positivity intended.

ATB, Ron

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