Music is not a priority for me, because making music my life, leads to an unhealthy balance.
I can't afford to spend every second I have and concentrating only on music. Doing that does not allow me to focus on my education, work, nor does it leave time for a personal life. Many people still don't exactly know why I make music. I began hoping I could make something from music, but as the years passed, I realized I was chasing a dream I might not be happy with. Anyone who knows the slightest bit about the music industry knows how frustrating it is to deal with record labels and deals. Even if you are offered a contract and the opportunity to sign with a record label, the artist ends up receiving nothing. You basically sign your life away, which I will never allow.
I no longer chase the opportunity of getting signed to a record label. Any promotion I do is to merely catch the attention of those who I think should hear my music. The reason I started making music was to express myself and have people hear about my life. That is why I promote myself, to have as many people as possible, open their ears to my music. However, if I am offered the chance to sign a deal, I won't reject it. If the deal is decent, I will work with it. But I'm not selling my soul to gain nothing.
No longer will I chase after deadlines, because that affects my personal life. I choose to not fall back behind in my education, just to make an album. I have announced July 7, 2007 as the official day to release my album, but due to my beliefs, my debut album currently has no release date. I may or may not finish the album by then, therefore, I am not setting anything in stone. I will simply finish when I have time. I need to focus my full attention on getting to where I need with my school, and still make time to be with friends and family. That's the most important thing right now.
If you don't know, now you know.
I can't afford to spend every second I have and concentrating only on music. Doing that does not allow me to focus on my education, work, nor does it leave time for a personal life. Many people still don't exactly know why I make music. I began hoping I could make something from music, but as the years passed, I realized I was chasing a dream I might not be happy with. Anyone who knows the slightest bit about the music industry knows how frustrating it is to deal with record labels and deals. Even if you are offered a contract and the opportunity to sign with a record label, the artist ends up receiving nothing. You basically sign your life away, which I will never allow.
I no longer chase the opportunity of getting signed to a record label. Any promotion I do is to merely catch the attention of those who I think should hear my music. The reason I started making music was to express myself and have people hear about my life. That is why I promote myself, to have as many people as possible, open their ears to my music. However, if I am offered the chance to sign a deal, I won't reject it. If the deal is decent, I will work with it. But I'm not selling my soul to gain nothing.
No longer will I chase after deadlines, because that affects my personal life. I choose to not fall back behind in my education, just to make an album. I have announced July 7, 2007 as the official day to release my album, but due to my beliefs, my debut album currently has no release date. I may or may not finish the album by then, therefore, I am not setting anything in stone. I will simply finish when I have time. I need to focus my full attention on getting to where I need with my school, and still make time to be with friends and family. That's the most important thing right now.
If you don't know, now you know.
