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Re: Blog Thread IIIa : Look Who's Blogging Now
Patrick:
That turn of phrase will likely be less unusual with the fairly recent repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." IEDs are a bitch, man.
Patrick:
Okay, real post. Got myself a quandary here, guys.
So there's this buddy of mine who has been having auditions for guitarists. And during auditions and stuff, he'd give more details about what he had in mind, and he'd teach me some of the songs he'd written for the project. Other than finding the guitarists for the job, he's already got a full band lined up and everything. Easy, right?
The problem is, I don't think I want to make a musical career out of playing music that sounds exactly fucking like everything that's already on top 40 radio. I don't really like the music at all, and it's not taxing any aspect of my musicianship or (dare I say the word) talents. The only talent of mine that it really utilizes is the one where I can listen to most songs maybe 3 or 4 times and play the whole thing note for note. Which is exactly what he's looking to capitalize on. I don't fault him for that, frankly I think I'm perfect for the job as far as my playing is concerned. My heart just isn't in it, though. I don't really think I can justify sacrificing the two projects I'm working on for something that I don't get any creative input on. I don't want to just be a walking jukebox of one man's hits.
On the other hand, let's be frank, the offer is excruciatingly tempting from the business sense of things. The guy's got a lot of connections in the industry, and his family's been doing music professionally for 30 or 40 years. So it's a pretty good shot that this guy is going to get somewhere comfy real quick.
I don't know, you guys. As a career move, saying no could easily wind up being a huge mistake. But saying yes would certainly mean the end of any kind of artistic aspirations I've ever had. And considering the choices I've made and people who've jumped ship on me because of those aspirations... I don't want any of that shit to be in vain. And if I give up on those aspirations, I feel that's exactly what will have happened.
This is probably the toughest choice I'll have to make for a good while, and I just don't know what I should do. I'm completely at a loss.
Inlander:
"You have to go home with him!"
"No, you have to go home with him!"
Biff! Aaargh!
Eris:
I just got a strange phone call from my dad. He made a joke about Top Gear, then asked me how I was. When I asked him the same question he told me he was miserable, because no one loves him and his feet are cold. So I told him to put some socks on, then made the joke that he wanted (the right answer to that comment is "God loves you and sit on your feet"). He laughed, said seeya later, and hung up.
I'm still not quite sure what happened. What just happened?
The Seldom Killer:
--- Quote from: Patrick on 01 Mar 2011, 02:28 ---I don't know, you guys. As a career move, saying no could easily wind up being a huge mistake. But saying yes would certainly mean the end of any kind of artistic aspirations I've ever had.
--- End quote ---
Don't talk such shit.
I'm a hairy motherfucker by any reasonable standards but I can't count on the hairs on my head the number of artists who've done a bit of dirt to support themselves, gain reputation, make contacts etc. Unless you're already a top notch megastar oozing groupies and diamonds then you aren't really any different to them.
In this project you'll have the opportunity to meet people, get noticed for doing something of interest to an audience, you'll probably even get to make some influence on the music in the project. As well as that, unless you're stupid enough to sign a contract that hands over control to anything you do in your spare time, you will always be able to do your own thing on the side. As you've said, the work isn't challenging, so at a convenient time in the future you can be replaced. As long as you have the integrity not to get complacent about what you're doing, it'll be fine.
The only question really is "will I benefit from this?". If you genuinely won't benefit from any of the steady income, public exposure, contacts, networking, people with more than no reason to listen to what you can actually do etc then you wouldn't even be asking this question now would you. Nobody really does better for being a starving artist.
I should conceed that my ire comes from facing unemployment with no one really interested in giving me a job. I'm just a bit jealous that other people have opportunities that they can throw away on the flimsiest of reasons.
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