On Tue, 21 Jan 2025 4:32:21 +0000, Dean wrote:
On Mon, 20 Jan 2025 21:06:48 +0000, Bruce wrote:
Dean, when you started writing and performing songs and "Bop Flu" came
out on a 45, were you hoping to get discovered and start a full time
career as a singer/songwriter, making your living that way. Was there
commercial intent involved...
OR
Did you do it because you love the music and you wanted to make some of
your own if possible, mainly for fun, and to see what you could come up
with? I know you went to karaoke a lot for years. Same question. Did you
hope to be discovered there as a singing talent, or was it just because
you like to sing.
I was hoping that I might get to make additional records and possibly
tour on occasion with some of my musician pals, but I never considered
making a full-time living at it.
I have musician friends who've been performing for decades. They've
released dozens of recordings, have toured all over the world, and their fanbases number in the tens (or possibly hundreds) of thousands. Yet,
they still have day jobs. If they could never make a full-time living in
the music business, I doubt I could have.
I've been at my current job for nearly 17 years and have built strong relationships with the mentally disabled adults I take care of. Leaving
that job now would be like abandoning my friends. Besides the feeling
that I do something worthwhile, the pay is decent, the medical insurance
is the best I've ever had, and I get 340 hours a year of paid time off.
(You read that right, 340 hours a year!) I'd be nuts to quit that job
for something as unstable as a career in music.
At any rate, this conversation is moot as I haven't written a single
lyric in the past three years. Clearly, it was just a phase I went
through.
Let's say some talent scout saw you sing somewhere and thought you could
have a career, but he wanted to you to sing only modern pop styles. No
more rockabilly or old soul. Would you give that a try and sing shit
like "The Wind Beneath My Wings?"
Screw that! My soul does not have a price tag.
Thanks for the detailed answer.
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