Foggy thoughts for a foggy day...

It's 2pm on Monday. I just finished my 2nd cup of coffee and a cup of homemade granola.

Serious thoughts for a seriously foggy day.

I know that many people love music they just don't want to pay for it. Music never made it on Maslow's hierarchy of needs but there are groups of people that wake up in morning and if they don't have music, they will die. What about those people? Those people cross all demographic lines and cultural lines. Those people have a special part of there brain that crave music like some people crave chocolate, fresh air, caffeine or cigarettes.

Do you think with the internet that we can reach these people easier? Perhaps. Or is it those three words that I believe describes much of our current urban culture today "Too(.) Many (.) Distractions(!)"

Without a doubt, I'm much better at promoting other people's accomplishments and/or idea's then my own.
Especially when it comes to art and music. I guess I feel somewhat conceited always self-promoting "I'm an artist and I'm great", "Come, come listen to me!". I certainly want to have people come see our shows but I don't want to be one of those annoying people that send out 30 invites in 30 days.

With all the tools we have to tell the world what we are doing, thinking, where we will be etc, I often look at other artists posts and see what they are saying. Sometimes, I wonder "do I really come across like that?" Perhaps I need a manager to promote us and then we can just concentrate on the music and delivering a great performance. You know, like the good ole' days.

A few things I know right now that I feel to be true for me in this very moment:(maybe later I will eat my words)

1. I don't need a lot of money to be happy.
2. I believe working for someone else ultimately sucks. Yet working for yourself is ultimately a much harder task.
3. Being confined to an office 8-5 is like dying a slow death.
4. At 30 years old I am making less money then I have ever yet, I'm really happy!
5. I have no idea what I will be doing tomorrow, except it likely won't require me to wake up before 10am.
6. I would rather die broke then die bored.
7. Using my mind, my voice, my hands to make something that touch people emotionally or stimulate there senses is the ultimate feeling...now how to make a living doing just that...
8. To be an artist in a world where the priorities are different ... that is the question ... that is the challenge