Hello readers,
I feel that this blog requires a bit of explanation. I am a Music Industry Studies major at Loyola University in New Orleans, and I am graduating in a month. As I approach “the big day,” I am starting to realize that somewhere along the way, I have lost touch with the things that made me surround myself with music in the first place. I think that I’ve made college the excuse for neglecting the harder task that makes a good person and good career: self-analysis.
As I have spent an increasing amount of time working in the music industry both as a musician and an industry professional, I have started to notice more often than not that I focus on the negative aspects of the industry more than the positive. I have let other people’s lack of ethics affect me so much that I am scrambling to find a little something to hold on to. In the meantime, I have become jaded and am losing my love for the art and the industry.
As I embark on what I think is a long-overdue journey to find my way in this crazy industry, I thought I would share some of my thoughts along the way with whoever chooses to read them. In the end, an industry is only made up of people…and the people are the ones who can change it. I invite you to join me in a quest for self-change and, hopefully, an industry change.
Even as I sit here and listen to the lyrics of my friend John Michael Rouchell’s song entitled “I Wish I Were Someone Good,” I realize that even an attempt at selflessness (such as this), almost always has an alterior motive…this is my attempt at becoming someone good.
Fortune Cookie:
If you are a songwriter, try to write a song without the words “I” or “me.” Feel free to post your results in the comments.
For the non-songwriters, type an e-mail to a friend or business associate without the use of “I” or “me.”
Listening to:
“I Wish I Were Someone Good” – John Michael Rouchell
