Comments on: Sucking At This Game http://www.skyflyingbymusic.org/2009/03/19/sucking-at-this-game/ a sad robot making broken music Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:46:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: brett subgeek http://www.skyflyingbymusic.org/2009/03/19/sucking-at-this-game/comment-page-1/#comment-39 brett subgeek Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:41:10 +0000 http://www.skyflyingbymusic.org/?p=169#comment-39 there's nothing wrong with focusing on the part of this project that makes you want to do it. my guess is that if you were honest, making this project self-sustaining is not the reason you do it. you do it because you need to do it. at that level, does it matter how much money it's making (as long as you can afford to keep it up)? <br><br>how long have you been working on this project since your main focus shifted from "getting the guitar tone exactly right" to "writing songs and going with it?" my point is that although you've been making music for a long time, it's only recently that you've gotten past the preparation and into the product. a great chef probably isn't going to approach the pinnacle of his career right after being promoted from line cook. you've got all of the parts in order now. that preparation is paying off for you because you make great sounds and understand why. it will take a little bit of time for all of that work to come to fruition, but the foundation is very solid. once it's built, the work will stand. let it come together. there's nothing wrong with focusing on the part of this project that makes you want to do it. my guess is that if you were honest, making this project self-sustaining is not the reason you do it. you do it because you need to do it. at that level, does it matter how much money it's making (as long as you can afford to keep it up)?

how long have you been working on this project since your main focus shifted from “getting the guitar tone exactly right” to “writing songs and going with it?” my point is that although you've been making music for a long time, it's only recently that you've gotten past the preparation and into the product. a great chef probably isn't going to approach the pinnacle of his career right after being promoted from line cook. you've got all of the parts in order now. that preparation is paying off for you because you make great sounds and understand why. it will take a little bit of time for all of that work to come to fruition, but the foundation is very solid. once it's built, the work will stand. let it come together.

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