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Why Do We Do What We Do

Why do we do what we do? What is it about music that drives us to work and work and work? I have a day job, I have a family to support, a few precious hours to myself every evening. It’s not always fun, or something that I have energy for, yet I still drag myself down here, power up the keyboard… spend long hours reading and learning about all these tools I’ve amassed over the last ten years of my life.

There are no acoustically treated walls here, only the hum of the air vents behind me, the white noise from a baby monitor in the next room. There is no audio engineer turning knobs, no contract promising lump sums when my next album is complete. In fact, my only claim to fame is a YouTube video of me covering someone else’s song. At the time I write this, it has 22.494 views, amazing to me, but practically nothing when compared to what is out there.

In the midst of writing a five year plan for my musical ambitions, I’ve found a greater issue to ponder. What would I consider success? What meaning would I find in this new found discipline? Why do I write?