Dear The Reader
I have been in a few bands before. All were started with friends. All ended with less friendships. Forget the cutthroat industry, it's the constant arguing with friends that kills it!
On one hand you have the industry demanding great music and new music often. It demands a certain style to match that of the top artists to capitalise on that genre.
On the other hand you have the band. Each member brings their skills and talents and heart to the music. To keep the music great you need to keep your heart open and sensitive. You need to believe in every word, chord and note.
As soon as you smack these worlds together you get a paradox. You have some members keeping their heart open, believing in their music no matter what. You have other members closing their hearts to become critical of that music, rejecting most to get out the great.
In this model a lot of hearts are going to get broken. The outpouring of a member's heart can be crushed in the time it takes to say "Uh...that's crap".
To fix this, members need to be supportive. All members should keep their hearts open and rely on outsiders to tell them what is great and what is not. The industry has it's many (many many many many many many many many) faults, but it have done nothing wrong in this case. All it has done is demand great music.
If you can't handle having your art criticised don't start a band.
Educate. Entertain. Inspire.
- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone
*nods* True words.
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