military or music?
Posted Aug 9, 2011 by anonymous | 663 views | 2 comments
i'm honestly losing my mind. i'm 21/male and i have no idea what i want to do with my life. i write songs that i think are alright, and i really want to keep working on them. but i'm not sure i'm the kind of person who has what it takes to 'sing for my supper'. on the other hand, i've been thinking of joining the national guard (180 degrees in the opposite direction) for the benifits. a career in music is a tricky and slippery slope. i used to be a band geek in middle school and performing with the school band on stage and at competitions, but i just wish i could perform my own music. i know this all sounds whiney but either way i have no idea where to begin or what direction i should go in. i'm afraid if i keep this up for too long, then fate will make the decision for me and i'll wind up down the same path as my loser father. i just want to do what feels right to me and be happy, is that really asking too much??
Commented Feb 8, 2012 by anonymous
if you are confused in the first place between Military or Music then you should pick Military. you said it ---180 degrees!! then again there are some douche bag musicians and real artists will always need douche's like you to fill in when their band members are sick nevermind, just go kill for money it's easier beisdes you're a tard and shouldn't be writing songs that i might potentially have to listen to accidentally on the radio one day while trying to scan through all the contemporary crap music on the radio-- but since you are a douche ---you might actually be a 'successful' ' musician'-- they're all over the radio!!! and they make a ton of cash!!! you don't have to be smart to write a lil wayne song just take a business class F U tard
Commented Aug 12, 2011 by anonymous
I read some good advice from Alan Alda (from TV's 'M.A.S.H.') who said, 'Don't be an actor unless you can't do anything else.' It's really really hard to make a living as a creative person, but it can be done. I think what you need to do is give yourself a time limit: say, 'OK, I'm going to spend two years doing music, and if it doesn't work out, I'll go get a job/join the military/go back to college.' Then work really hard at your music. Market yourself. Go to shows. Introduce yourself to people who are doing what you want to do for a living. There are lots of people who say they want to 'do music' for a living but aren't truly serious about it - and lots of 'musicians' who are more interested in drinking and drugs than they are in making music. Don't be like them - be serious about it and respect your craft. Good luck!