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Originally Posted by Myrok Rolles  If all you do is make music, are you an unproductive person? |
Not at all, but you have to be careful not to count 'reading and posting on GS' as the same as 'making music'.
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Originally Posted by Myrok Rolles And does it matter if all of your music is good or bad? |
If you think it's bad, then I would say yes. It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks unless you want it to.
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Originally Posted by Myrok Rolles What if you make 1000 bad songs but happen to make 1 really amazing song, does that make it all worth it? |
Well, it depends on what makes it amazing. I might get shot down for this, but for me commercial success was very important along with the creative fulfillment side. I was lucky enough to get that with a song towards the end of my pro career in music (semi-retired 10 years ago after 15 yrs writing and production and making a reasonable living) and yes, it did make it worth it both creatively and financially. An interesting side effect was that it also changed the perception of friends and family, some of whom didn't see music as a 'proper job' despite the stupid amount of hours and effort I was putting in.