I know a good motivator for me in the last year and a half has been doing something that is more genre specific and standard for the more traditional forums. I have maybe 3 of them of the almost 30 mp3's I have spread through sites.
But I always may be a bit unorthodox in forums like that and feel I would be too derivative if I tried to be too consumate.
My only exception in trying to be more structured recently has been a couple of rough, sloppy taped recordings from years ago I went to the mp3 threads with.
I have been getting back to the more conventional rock structures, with even organ playing.
I recorded a song at soundclick commemerating old time rock and roll using those influences (sorry, that's the closest I can come to it).

I liked doing things just to gain more structure since I hung around bands and college dj's.

But if I do something out of thinking everyone else likes it, it's like I'm trying to be a poser instead of a composer.

I can only record something not thinking all together if someone else wants to hear it.
Music is something very intrapersonal to try and play.
I was in the rut for awhile of doing what I think people like.
It seemed to zip all the inspiration out of it.

I know whenever I do that big project, it will have to be for myself.
I invite others to get into it too, and I would prefer like it.
But these "Musicians" hangups with self esteem seem to affect the attitude to play.
I don't know if anyone else that picks up the instrument ongoing goes through that.
There's wanting more structure, and then there are things that are just better off left alone.

But my experience here has at least helped me to put my lyrics in a more rythmic sync.

Matt

Last edited by mattbanx; 08/18/07 06:36 AM.
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