When you’re young you think you can outsmart truth and fulfillment.
You think you can side step what truly matters for the sake of what would be cool to have.
When you’re young (who am I kidding…even when you’re old) you think your legitimately strong drive for fame, notoriety, typical success, credit, respect, money, status will make up for the fact that you don’t really LOVE the work of writing and playing in and of itself. (Only you don’t tell anyone this and/or maybe you’re ashamed of it, because after all you gotta be “all about the music, man”)
You DO the writing of the songs and the playing of the songs, but that doesn’t serve as the fuel, the fame and money are serving as the fuel.
And that can keep you going…for a little while.
But fame and money are not sufficient sources of fuel. How many vh1 Behind The Music’s do you have to see??
So where is the good fuel?
What is the life sustaining source for pursuing a career in this wild west of a music business?
The good fuel is simply the opportunity to do the work. The opportunity to do the work you have to do today…and then tomorrow its the opportunity to do that work, and so on…
It’s the most unglamorous, unsexy, unrockstar way of adapting your value system to the music business…and yet I dare say this is part of the golden ticket, the truth that you’ve been searching for.
What you DO today matters. THAT’S IT. THAT’S ALL YOU HAVE. That’s the only vehicle you have to give and receive life and joy and hope and fulfillment through.
And tomorrow, no matter how much money, fame and notoriety you have or don’t have, this vehicle will always be reliable and will show back up for another whirl.
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I’m always interested in your perspective, whether affirming or dissenting. Continue the conversation anytime: gabethebassplayer@gmail.com