When more people make cars, cars get better.
When more people try to cure a disease, it gets cured faster.
When more people trade stocks, its beneficial for all.
When more people innovate, we get iPhones.
When more people write songs…
It just hasn’t gotten exponentially better since more people started doing it. Seems like it was better when fewer creative minds were writing songs. Why do we still worship at the feet of the 60’s and 70’s?
The influx of people trying to make great music has most definitely created more music, just not great. So much mediocre music. So much decent music. So much ok music. So much awful music.
Yes, I can be amazingly critical of music I hear, whether its a giant artist or someone making their first demo.
I have an opinion. Just ask.
But underneath my harshly accurate and self righteous judgement is really a burning desire to not critique at all, but to forget about myself all together. The desire to find another song that will TAKE ME THERE.
And I think we all know where that place is.
The popularity of music has made making music popular. But it hasn’t inherently made it better.
If you’re going to continue releasing music and pedaling it, make it better. If you can’t do that, stop.
I’m cheering for you either way.
