I’ve gotten so much great advice from so many people that it seems like it’s endless but the advice that has best resonated with me has been.
never try to sell people music you wouldn’t buy yourself
think about your favorite song, album, or whatever and try to create something that makes you feel as good as that
don’t listen to anyone/ update: iow be yourself
if you really listen to a song it will tell you what it needs next and if you play it and then mute it , when muted you will hear what’s missing
the first two were given to me by the same person and #1 is the one I resonate with the most…
music creation is always like an high wire act for me because I don’t come from the especially creative end of the spectrum, I only write music that I’m already hearing so it’s always a race to get it down before it’s gone forever.
The man that hath no music in himself,
Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds,
Is fit for treasons, stratagems and spoils;
The motions of his spirit are dull as night
And his affections dark as Erebus:
Let no such man be trusted. Mark the music
William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice (Act V, Scene 1)
Didn’t Mozart say something like ‘silence is important, it’s as important as the notes.’ and ‘The music is not in the notes, but in the silence between.’
many many years ago an artist told me whenever performing live, and something goes wrong, just keep on performing with a smile on your face, it’s part of the chemistry of live performing… until this day this is still a struggle though
This!
That was the citation, but I had forgotten the exact formula + the author
Thanks a lot, dear.
Beautiful citation, isn’t it? Very meaningful. Silence is what makes a note important. The space where its soul is conceived. @pokk lives by this I guess ^^
