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[+] 38 points 2 years ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (15 children)
  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Glad you filled in what the health risk was on the second paragraph because I immediately thought “What risk could you have playing music? Are you drumming with your head?”

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Nothing kills the joy of a hobby faster than trying to make a living out of it.

    It's one of the symptoms of the SYSTEM when a kid shows talent and/or strong interest in a thing, it could be most anything, the adults that this child looks to for guidance push them to make this interest and/or talent into a career. And as soon as that suggestion takes root in that child's head then it just time before the hobby/talent is abandoned with regret and sadness.

    This may not be universal but it's not rare either - as you know first hand.

    Hope one day you can, if you want, get back to what drew you towards playing music in the first place and I hope you find joy in it for nothing more than that.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    Why stop playing music tho? Surely there is more to the world of music than just playing other people’s music in a dive bar?

    Expand your horizon.

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  • [+] 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (6 children)
  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    You never even listen to a song and want to play along with it? Or do you not even listen to much music anymore?

    I've never had much commercial success with music, and it's probably more brutal now than it's ever been, but I still love writing, recording, and jamming out with my favorite songs, so it's hard to relate. I've known people who gave up on the dream of "making it", but I've never known someone to stop playing music altogether.

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  • [+] 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 child)
  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago*

    Man, I'm the polar opposite. To each their own. :) I spend the bulk of my time coding, reviewing patches, responding bug reports and attending rote meetings, when I'd much rather be doing something creative with my time. I'm not that interesting in being in a band these days, mainly because I like to do my own thing too much and so does everyone else I know that plays music, haha. That's forgetting the fact that there's never been much money in it for me, so the idea of turning it into a career has never seemed tangible.

    And it's not that I dislike tech or computers (I'm on Linux, I genuinely like developing software when it's something I care about, and I have a home server setup that I use just about every day.), it's just that I get a lot more satisfaction out of playing music or making art. Technology to me is a means to an end; if I couldn't put songs together, make paintings or animations, program indie games, play games, build a media library, etc., I don't think I'd really care about computers at all.

    Basically when it comes to tech stuff, I don't care for the process as much as I care about the results. With creative endeavors it's the opposite, I really love the process and I'd rather spend my time doing that than just about anything else.

    (Now if only I could commit to finishing some more of my musical ideas... lol)

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  • [+] -11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    That’s hard to believe. Are you sure you didn’t just go down the wrong road with it and get burned out?

    Playing bar gigs isn’t exactly a thrill and it’s no wonder it feels depressing.

    I’ve always been of the opinion that if you’re not producing your own music and finding your own path then it’s largely a waste of time. There’s nothing interesting about being in a cover band.

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  • [+] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 child)
  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago

    Sounds like you gave it all you had and found out the hard way it wasn’t for you. Respectable. Sorry to hear it didn’t work out. I know I couldn’t do it. I don’t have the personality for all that stuff and I would be beyond exhausted.

    I can’t blame you for feeling that way and wanting to rather be done with it all.

    It’s a shame you can’t find any enjoyment out of it anymore. My original point being was that you can still accomplish a lot in the hobby space, producing music on YouTube, something small time that has no pressure. But that still requires motivation and inspiration, something that doesn’t come easily. But maybe one day it will come back to you.

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