If you google “how do you start a band” there’s a very clear answer given. It’s not a good answer but its very clear.
Most artists (well, I suppose most people in general) are looking for clarity. The path seems confusing, are things working or are they not working, is my music good, do people like me, what’s the proper next step…I NEED SOME CLARITY!!
But don’t be so romanced by clarity that you automatically believe it’s the right answer.
You and I both laugh to ourselves that Google would have a clear answer at the top of the page for the question of “How do you start a band?”…because we all know there is no real answer, it’s incredibly messy, there’s no formula, there’s no clarity.
So for someone to be excited that Google has a clear “answer”…the clarity they FEEL, in truth, got them nowhere. They’re no better off. Clarity was no good, even though that’s what so many think they’re after.
The answer to “How do you start a band?” isn’t answered with clarity, it’s answered experientially.
Rather than searching, hoping, praying for clarity…ask “What’s the next experience that I can participate in that will lead me to where I want to go?” (spoiler…there is no clear answer on Google…I checked).
In this case it’s the lack of clarity that makes spending time with the question valuable.
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