Somewhere along the lines, musicians have been brainwashed. I don’t mean they are now covert operatives activated by a special chord progression, but I do mean that a lot musicians today are not comfortable making money with their music. Some even have concerns playing their music so as not to impose their creativity upon others. Let’s take a look at three mindsets that could hold you back from making money with your music.
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3 Ways to Find Why You Make Music
Do you make music for the fame? Are you searching for that ever everlasting attention begotten from rock stardom? Or maybe you’re on those that are in it for the chicks? Why do you make music? If you make music, what motivates you to continue? Do you have a reason? Do you know what it is? For some of us, we may be lost in our musical identity. We may not even remember why we started, or how to get to where we want to go. Knowing the why can often reveal the how. Here are three ideas to help you dig into the inner you and come up with the answers of why you make music.
Become Legend
Recently I had an incredible insight into something that might not have been meant for musicians. Reflecting on that, I suppose that is what makes great art, no matter what we see, it can be applied to any of us in a way that appears it was made just for us. Musicians, read that sentence again.
I watch movies when I exercise. It makes the time pass so much easier for those long spells of cardio. Today’s gadgets make it easy and portable.
The movie I’m watching this week is Batman Begins. I have seen it before, but for some reason, I had never seen it like this. I have had a paradigm shift.
“C’mon, Heath, Batman?” you might be saying.
Let me explain.
The Artist’s Role in Society
A while back I posed the question “What role does the artist play in society” and opened up the comments on a facebook thread to gather an understanding of how musicians see themselves and how they see their role as an artist in today’s society.
Here is what you had to say on the matter…
Give your 2 cents… “What role does the artist play in society?”
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