Do you have any idea who I am? I wouldn’t expect you do. Truth is, much of the time I don’t even know who I am. So does it matter anyway? I don’t know you personally, either, and chances are we will never meet in this world. Yet, somehow we’re connected in this moment!
You may be here reading this right now because you like my music enough to find out where it’s coming from. That would be so fantastic! And otherwise, we’re both just wasting our time to one degree or another. In my case, I don’t know what else to do with my time except try to connect with you through my writing and music.
Why do I (or anyone else) create music? There’s no money to be made in it, that’s for sure! Unless, of course, said music found its way in the world prior to the digitization of everything. Thank you, Apple, and all the rest of those responsible for destroying the ability of musicians to make an honest living. Oh well.
There’s no reason at all other than I hear it in my head and like it enough to want to share it.
Of course, to the world it makes no sense at all. YES my prospects are highly unlikely. Sure, a random guy like me making music seems ridiculous or pathetically vainglorious. BUT WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO—just write it all off? I mean, where did this music come from in the first place? I promise you, I didn’t sit down to try to write some songs.
The music was already in my head, playing, whether I liked it or not (and actually, I HAVE liked most of it, A LOT). Am I supposed to reject these gifts and insult the gift giver? And who is this giver, anyway? Wouldn’t it be bad form to be so ungrateful and unappreciative of good things in my life? Tell me, what do you do when you’re given a gift? Well, if you’re like me, you write a thank you note. Because you are genuinely thankful.
That’s why, even against all odds, I’m certain there’s a reason these songs need to be out there in the world, and a reason we’re both here right now. Thank you for that, by the way! It wouldn’t be the same without you.
Here’s a quote to end on. It both motivates and haunts…
“Many people die with their music still in them… Before they know it, time runs out.”
–Oliver Wendell Holmes