“If it doesn’t work out we’ll just go back to the way it was.”
But eventually you can’t.
Maybe you can for a day or a week, but eventually “we’ll just go back” doesn’t work anymore.
You won’t be able to turn back the clocks and reset your life to the moment BEFORE you dove into the thing. Because you dove into the thing!
Pursuing a career in this music biz is a road that quickly becomes a river.
You start a band or a record label or a management company and the fail-safe is that you can always go back.
But you can’t go back because life and time happen and things change and the place that you ‘can always go back to’ doesn’t exist anymore.
Hopefully this realization brings an added weight and responsibility to what you choose to do. The things you do matter. The way you spend your time matters.
The reason why what you’re doing right now is so vitally important is BECAUSE you can’t go back.
Perhaps the better way is to flip the phrase and consider what it means for you…
“If it doesn’t work out we’ll just keep going”…understanding this phrase and how it applies to you might very well be an actual fail safe.
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I’m always interested in your perspective, whether affirming or dissenting. Continue the conversation anytime: gabethebassplayer@gmail.com