Like this bit here:
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Nah I don’t want to make any music career and I don’t care if much people listen it but it makes me feel good when somebody connect with my music and understand it. I like a lot find people to talk about my passion. In fact, it’s not a passion, I must do it.
Maybe this can sound pedant or elevated but it’s not intentional and I’ve been thinking about that a lot:
When I am making music time stops and and nothing exists except music. It’s the closest thing to immortality that I know.
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If I really cared what people thought, I’d likely just make cookies to appeal to the most amount of people. Cookies win over music every time.
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This exactly is what defines what I make since the beggining. It’s for me. So, true art.
So then chill, keep on doing what you’re doing and share things on the internet and if someone likes it it’s a nice bonus, if not then you did what you had to do anyway. I’m now curious to hear your music, if you want to share I’m happy to listen 
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The problem or main thing of this post is that when you make a song, a piece of art or whatever, I have an illusion so big that you can share with your circle or friends or family, it just I want to share something that I am very proud but you find indifference. It’s the illusion, the happyness to share something with people you love.
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Dude share it here with us, most of us are happy to take a listen and give you some feedback haha. We care!
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This whole thread is about this.
I think there is one somewhere about facing critics…
Widespread problem you’re describing here.
Might be one of the pillars of this community ^^
Cause here, chances are someone cares!
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Sorry, didn’t find that before. This goes beyond my partner; friends, family, total indifference. Is that I just want to share something that I’ve made that I’m proud of and share my happines with my loved ones and I find total indifference. So I needed someone to speak about that and you are the best thing I have because most of you understand the situation. I want to thank you all for talk about that.
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I make music because it’s what I want to listen to.
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We’re literally flooded with music and we all have limited attention span. There’s no way around your frustration except caring less about the sharing aspect. Also, even when you do find people interested in what you do, you might find what they think is disappointing, even if it’s positive.
Enjoy the creation process, try to make something you’re proud of. After that it’s a bonus.
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That’s my point since the beggining
I mostly just share stuff with you guys and gals, with no expectations. This thread is perfect because it is literally whatever is coming out of your machines/computer right now:
https://www.elektronauts.com/t/current-sounds-coming-from-your-gear-part-2/
If anything comes out of those snippets, it goes on Bandcamp. But that’s very rare TBH.
Anyway, point being, friends, family and colleagues don’t ever hear what I do in my evenings. I already know they won’t like it. And I’m proud they won’t like it. Who wants to write music their mum loves? No-one!
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The only bad music is the one playing on commercial radios.
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I’ve been making things for most of my life. There’s been exactly one moment in each discipline (painting and music) where I felt like my output was ‘understood’ - but the more I reflected on those moments, I’ve found that understanding was an illusion, and what I was actually doing was making things that leaned more toward the appeal of others than finding an expression of my true inner voice. Once I started focusing on those fleeting moments of elation when the output of my creative efforts sparked an inner awakening, more often than not, that turned people off.
Some of the greatest artists in history were misunderstood in their time and their output only accepted after their death.
That all sounds very grandiouse and I have no illusions to my lack of talent with music, and generally speaking don’t think about reception or legacy all that much at all. The important thing is simply that I enjoy the process and can objectively witness improvement, either technically or creatively.
I was going to recommend this thread as well - it’s a true gem of the internet.
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I think criticism can be hard to accept but the truth is most of our music sucks. If your anything like me nothing is going to make you quit though so you might as well decide now to stop trying to share it and instead find out why it is not being liked and spend a couple years trying to fix those problems and then for your own style and meaning that makes you unique back into it when you have more palletable music. Don’t feel bad either, it took me into my 40’s to finally make music that people enjoy, mostly that is because I make really weird music that is hard to digest and real dense and it took my forever to figure out how to get it broken down into a product that could be consumed easily… if that makes any sense…
I’m just saying don’t give up… you will get better and better and one day will surprise people that had no idea you could create such great things.
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I have made an effort to keep my music to myself because it is the only creative outlet that I dont beat myself up over, if I were to share that with others self doubt would take over and ruin the whole experience.
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When I share my love for music with some of the guys at work and they glaze over or look at me like I’ve got two heads I have to remind myself that they will happily torture me with endless normie shite like have I seen the latest love island episode or sportsball or whatever.
If I have to smile and wave at their shite then you better believe I’m returning the favour.
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I will never give up. I am thinking (reading your post) right now that one of the reasons why that indifference for my loved ones cab be that it’s a very very dense and dark music that came from dark times of my life. But I’ll never give up. I just need talk with someone about that and stop bothering my friends and family.
I appreciate a lot all the answers, seriously. Thank you
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I suddenly feel fortunate that my partner likes my music, and actually listens to it of her own free will at times. She’s a keeper.
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