I've traveled for almost 6 years, I was gifted a guitar while on the road and began writing songs about 6 months later. I've been playing for almost 5 years now, and find it hard to imagine my life without it. :)
Besides food, clothing, shelter, and a reason to keep going on?... I suppose relief, from many worries and stresses... Also many of my friends I would not have without it... And to honestly answer the first question, I'd have to say that music has become my other half, a part of me that keeps me from dying, like a pace maker... LOL.
To learn and grow as a human being, be kinder, share everything, see Every Place there is to see and care and comfort those who feel alone. ... Holy shit, I'm Miss America I think, hahahhah.
Dump the Trump (Hard), Punch a Nazi or three, convert the world into sustainable / renewable shared energy, tell my family that I love them... And, find a river to surf. (That last one's just selfish, but still...)
My mom used to sing The Carpenters',"Sing a song," on long car rides when I was like 5..My dad was a fan of pretty much anything by Jim Croce, I love all that stuff too.
Seriously, most of my favorite artists and bands are friends of mine, but should I choose others, I would say Tom Waits...A n d, maybe the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Everything... For real, if life didn't need me to write it out of me... Or, music didn't show me better ways to live, Why would I be participating so heavily in either one of them?.. What would be the point there?
I guess... That I'm here too, with you... I haven't really written a lot of things about other people's experience, (that's the truly selfish part of me), but most of everything I write comes from an autobiographical viewpoint. I've written some about other people that I meet on the road, but I write still mostly for therapy's sake, and all of that shit has to do with getting it out of me. . . Dealing with life again. ... But I would say that I'd like people to know that crazy unbelievable tragic and jacked up shit happens sometimes to more than just you, or me , I would like to think that maybe some things that I say help a recovery process and help someone to feel a little less alone maybe....This is a b.s. question. I don't know if I have a "message." :)
The same as performing in a closet, just a little less alone.
F**** if I know. . . I'm still not much of a "musician" yet, I just write stuff down and sing it to the sounds I know how to make on the guitar.
Just got here, but I'm checking it out... Lotta talented artists on here I've never heard before (but that's kinda usual for me). I like Drooble. Seems to have a lot of good things going for it :)
Being coined a "musician."... Just kidding. There's not really a lot to be frustrated with... Broken strings have been known to piss me off a bit at times .
Absolutely! I'm from a pretty big on music town, I was going to open mics and shows for all the local bands long before I even tried to play a chord. ...More than once I've been the only person, other than their family members, buying a t-shirt, c.d. and cheering them on at some out-of-the-way coffee shop that I knew wouldn't bring in much traffic. Now I buy and share music from local artists (I find some of the best stuff in my own backyard of Denton), I've also been coming back to town every year from the road, and I've begun making introductions for newer artists and sometimes booking them a gig or two if I am in the position.
Well, if I knew .... :)
If you're into singer/songwriters, I'd start with either Ellie Meyer, or definitely Mat Grigsby. Lately I've been doing bookings and work on my laptop, and so I've been really enjoying instrumentals and just good vibing music, like my buddy Kind Beats.... I'll put some links in here, https://kindbeats.bandcamp.com/album/the-tour-ep https://www.mattgrigsbymusic.com/ https://www.facebook.com/EllieMeyerMusic/app/155326481208883/