No one ever complains about there being too much bread. So why do we often hear that the world is saturated with too much music?
Maybe because so many releases to Spotify are made primarily in the hope of turning a profit. The lifeblood is thus sucked out of so much art.
When a family enjoys bread made by a thoughtful parent, no one thinks about the price it could have sold for. The point is in the making and the sharing. And then it’s on to the next loaf.
Make music because creating is living, just like baking bread.
Don’t measure the value of your art in terms of money. Create because you love it. Create because you are alive. There are few greater pleasures than producing something that comes from within you, and its worth is not determined by how it compares to other works or the profits they may make.
Whether your work is seen as better or worse than others is not your concern.
The act of creation is a reward in itself. The satisfaction of making something with integrity is your royalty check. So contribute something of substance, and make it with heart.
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