after his original project "thatistheplan" fell through, anthony fantano was forced to give up his dream of shitposting to review music for a living to stay relevant. tragic really
Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Fantano the Best Teeth in the Game? I thought not. It's not a story the Jedi would tell you. It's a Sith legend.
The problem is the Ego. Its funny that people are not satisfyd with making music(this should be the goal). But no, they want millions of dolars and a international carrier. Thats why they get frustrated. Art must be the ultimate goal, the mere act of creating should fulfill the artist. If you get rich in the process, good; if not, get a job to pay the bills and keep creating!
This resonated with me as someone who quit a nascent career as a comedian. People who knew me personally kept telling me I was brilliantly funny, yet when I began performing for real audiences, it became clear very quickly that what my personal circle enjoyed wasn’t necessarily a common denominator for the general public. I realised I needed to start evaluating what people who weren’t like me found funny and adjust my material to suit that, and soon after that I realised I had no interest in doing that. My enjoyment/enthusiasm/energy were greatly diminished by realising that performing as I was naturally inclined to might not build an audience - the whole motivation for starting comedy was that I was naturally good at it and I could just be myself, so when it turned out to not be the case, the appeal was gone.
To start a rap career you need a microphone, the ability to produce beats and a good flow and good rhymes. This costs $10-$500. You can post your music online like that. Not sure how this dude found himself +150K in debt.
There is no good mic for $10. $500 is on the budget side. A piano, guitar, computer, DAW and microphone will cost about $3k to $5k. Still nowhere near 150K.
@@mumblerapkilla5406 First off how did you find my old ass comment. Second off I got into producing about two years ago and yeah $10 mic is not doable $500 is budget. Then you don't need a piano or a guitar you just need a MIDI keyboard so if get a usuable cheap one like launchkey mini or something at about $100. Then you just pirate ableton. That's $600 money can be tough but if you're being payed a living wage, if you're not that's understandable, but if you are you can save that up in a few months.
@@swagmund_freud6669 IDK about you, but I write all my music on piano (electric piano, with strings & pads & bells...). And then I make a beat out of it.
One of the saddest things I saw this year was earlier today when I watched a music video made by "Another person online". I heard a line in the song about where I can put my complaints if I have them, with the two options presented being "in my rectum" or, "the comments section", backed by the claim that negative comments would give the video more attention, then scrolling down and seeing that the comment section and ratings of the video had been disabled.
I chased my fashion delusions all the way to LA and slept on couches while selling and doing drugs. I racked up 2k in debt and went home and finished 2 years of college. Next year I’m going to fashion school in New York. Chasing my dreams feels much better
the sad thing is I feel like the people that should hear this won't understand it, and the people that do hear it (and internalize it) probably already knew this.
Im 30. I was never more happy than when I quit persuing music as a career 4 years ago (cellist). Now I have a relativly successful career in business and have a little freedom to do music on the side...the hilarious thing is that now my silly side projects make as much money as when I was full time music and I am in total control because I don't need the music money.
This is probably the best video you've done. I've never heard anyone make so much sense about this topic, and I'm going to come back to your advice here from now on as I'm pursuing my dreams. Dreams.
Fantano’s take on delusional artists is good, but you would think it would at least get him to think about his own delusions of creating an aryan ethnostate in the Pacific Northwest
David Stoneback yeah I see this happen a lot, especially with kids in their first couple years of college. If you’re indifferent to the job you choose, just pick something that makes money. You dont need to love your job. Even if you go into a field you loved, you would hate it for the first ten years. Dont be intimidated by a “hard” major, you can figure it out if you get your shit together
Fantano is deluding himself. He thinks he can satisfy his shitposting need by sprinkling little bits of Thatistheplan into this channel, but in reality, every little bit of shitpost he puts on here brings him back closer to shitpost heaven.
The Second Coming of Your Lord and Saviour, NJ it already has returned (somewhat) check out “let’s argue prince was better than Michael Jackson” and “top music memes of 2017”
I really like your take on this; it’s easy for someone to get wrapped up in a delusion, even though it seems like you’ve picked a pretty extreme case. Nice thoughts melon boy, you get a like.
+uncreative. I'm surprised because youtube beats are usually pretty cheap, so it's really unbelievable that he managed to sink 200 thousand dollars into his music "career"
uncreative . He really thinks he is the fucking shit at rapping and inspirating etc. He's not really self aware enough to even consider getting a ghostwritter
really appreciate you making this video (assuming this is prompted by unkle adams) in a nice and more subtle way. was slightly worried we would get a "lets cringe with $200,000 in debt" and that would be terrible.
Thank you for making this. Hip hop is such a temperamental world and people disappear and fall-off in this genre unlike any other. It's so easy to get pigeon-holed, rejected, lead on, and etc. On one hand, I had Jeff Weiss calling me a good lyricist and he said I definitely can rap, and Kool Keith said my music was dope but on the other hand some of my friends are just lukewarm about my music and I have a very fickle fan base. My fan base is just a handful of starving artists. I've put about 9 years into this and not much has come into fruition other than a couple of cool and noteworthy people giving me props. I'm glad I'm back in college, enjoying my life, getting poems published, and soon I'm going to be a teacher where I know I'll have a real sense of fulfillment. Enjoying this channel so much, especially the videos with this kind of subject matter.
My dream was to make video games,especially with a focus on art/3d modeling...i had this intention in my mind when i started college too...my university has a game design course. After a couple game design classes i started to feel discouraged and burned out and I wondered why i hated these classes so much and why i felt so disadvantaged when making games. I still had the dream but it didnt feel like a reality and nor did it forecast the financial security i want. I decided i was gonna work towards being an obgyn or midwife making next to 100k...and renegade my dream to a hobby where it always has the CHANCE to make it big without feeling like i wasted time, creativity, and most importantly MONEY
This is why you're my favorite person on this website. You can either be fully serious or just be a chill dude. Love ya content Melon. Thanks for your hard work.
Anthony, I am so grateful for these serious videos. You can't imagine how much this means to a confused young man like me. I wish you and your loved ones nothing but health and happiness and and long and prosperous lives, with many more quality reviews.
Hey i just want to let you know how much i appreciate videos like this. Its weirdly comforting seeing someone your age fully understands internet culture and being able to be down to earth with people like this. I have authority figures in my real life like this but they dont get the internet side of things and it makes me feel like a bit of an outsider when i take advice from them. These types of videos are easily one of my favorites from you. I know you dont know me but its nice knowing theres someone out there that does get that aspect to me. Thanks for these.
Soon I'll be 20, I don't have a dream job in mind, the closest thing to a dream job I'd like to have is being a rapper, but then again it's on the side for me, and I like rapping without it being my job no pressure from nobody I create the art that I want, jobs and money are means to an end for me, some people say you have to be passionate about your job, but a lot of others say not really, you just have to like it enough, and passion are not long last for most people, we all change. Anyway that's my 2 cents.
Man, A career as a performer sounds like hell. To me music is about having fun and self expression. Making it a job would pretty much kill that. and for me local recognition from friends is really rewarding and about all I'd ever want or expect from music.
Important stuff, thanks for sharing the truth. Dilusion and depression is very interrelated, speaking from experience having bought into (literally some times) the "follow your dreams and everything will be amazing" road. Thanks Melonthony Wisetano
EVERYONE ON THIS PLANET IS DELUSIONAL!!!!!!!RATIONALITY AND COMMON SENSE ARE JUST AN ILLUSION!!! I HAVE THE DOCUMENTS AND THE TAP WATER ARE TURNING THE FREAKING FROGS GAY!!!!!
Anthony I usually add some sort of sarcastic comment but on the real, This video came at the perfect time of my life, just graduated and thought I had my whole life planned out, 8 months later, I have no idea what I’m doing. I know it happens to many many people, but it’s frustrating, thanks man.
I've tried to tell this to a girl who had dreams of being a Pullitzer prize winning journalist. Instead of actually dedicating herself to that dream she ended up failing college algebra and now she binge watches Netflix in her dorm. Just because you found moderate success in the past doesn't mean that you're some kind of savant.
