Your Musical Career
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I’m going to share with you what I want from my musical career. Perhaps you are able to identify with some of the things I talk about. Perhaps you won’t. Whatever the case may be, I think its important that all musicians have a think about what they’d like to have from their musical career, honestly and sincerely.
Here it is, in no particular order:
- To create music that stands the test of time, that inspires or moves or transforms people in some way long after I have died
- To have my music appreciated while I am still alive
- To be able to make a comfortable living from music
- Not compromising myself or my music in anyway, by using it in an advertisement of some kind, or selling the rights to the highest bidder
- To keep my integrity, and be able to express myself sincerely through music
- To see my musical abilities grow, in terms of song writing and performance
- To have a strong connection to my fans, but not to the point where I have sycophants
- To be able to mentor or nurture upcoming musicians and see them realise their potential
- To meet musicians that I have respected and admired and collaborate with them
Those are just some of the things I would like to accomplish with my music. It is not a definitive list, and I am sure I will add to it in the future.
A final point I’d like to make is that although all those things are good aspirations to have, they are not the be all and end all of me. A musical career is a continuing process, and it is the journey, not the destination, that must be enjoyed.
It took me many years and lots of heartbreak and suffering for me to realise this.
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