Wow, 54 responses in no time flat! That's what I figured... ten pages of boosting AI on another thread, and now this one too...

The beauty of a democracy is that we all have our say, and we're all allowed to be wrong too, and talk about it as if we aren't.

I have sold songs, not a lot, but a few of them. I haven't heard them for a while , but they're out there, so that's not my issue. I myself could get a lot more gigs if I'd submit to the mundane ritual of a cover singer. The 'guy and a guitar' thing carries with it the expectation of the litany of folk tunes and classic rock songs that I just won't do. I teach those songs everyday to more than 50 students a week. Not that I don't like them, but cover tunes are not my goal.

But there is something much more noble, much more significant to the entire musical process when you make a contribution to it, paying your dues for me is just giving back to the process that gives us all so much, not to write the next Celine Dion hit but just anything that has your mark on it. I tell that to all of my students and several have embarked upon the path of songwriting, some instrumental, some lyrical. It doesn't matter which but to know that they are working at their craft and being creative is a real joy to see and hear.


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