it’s good to find a balance between loving what you play and trying to figure out if you have an audience for that sort of thing. of course a lot of musicians don’t care about writing for a broad audience or have a niche genre in mind, etc. etc. that’s totally cool too and depends on your goals. wide vs. niche appeal, hobbyist vs. pro, and so on. all are valid imo.
the advice to do solely what you want can be helpful, but it can also be limiting especially if you make music on your own. working in a group or playing to an audience can help to figure out what works and what doesn’t for your music. something you find ‘cheesy’ might fit someone else’s piece, etc. music like any other art is a conversation with the past as well as other musicians in a community and the audience that supports that scene. music scenes aren’t really as localized anymore and can’t avoid being influenced by mass media or other up-and-coming scenes, but still it’s good to work for/with an audience.
that doesn’t mean to compromise what you are interesting in sharing, but rather to be aware of what people like and how to appeal to them in certain ways.
i just try to keep in mind performing and convincing folks to show up are part of creating music for certain musicians.
i will also say that taking space to mess around on stuff you love even if it’s ‘cheesy’ is really important. some folks had some really great advice about making time for all kinds of music making even stuff that isn’t necessarily what you’d share with an audience.
good luck on getting to the place you want to be musically. you got this.
Yes, what I find fun to play is the sort of music I want to make. I only make music for myself. If I put together an album, it is my favorite album for a while, and I have fun making it.
As a child a played with Lego and never asked myself a likewise question building things, neither the people around me. I guess grownups overthink too much. Just play.
Kids also defecate in their underwear while sober. Some things are good to leave behind.
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Now i feel offended of my current fetisch😂
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Yeah, having fun playing what I love resonates well.
If anything I try to listen to tracks I’ve made as if they were given to me, not my own. I detach from the process. I do this many times for a loooong time.
I keep the ones that stay fun fir me to vibe too.