What absolute great advice, felt very genuine. Have been following Nicks work since the early days and to hear this advice gives me so much inspiration for my own music!
You found your “I can’t not do this thing” thing. The thing that you’ll do no matter what anyone else thinks or does. Letting go has allowed you to be the genuinely talented musician you are. So appreciative of your words and the journey you share through your music.
Right on to this and it's vital to understand the distinction Chet mentions between the best work you can make and sharing your journey. Thanks. Resonated big time
I feel that part "even if your music makes it after you die - you can't control that" Makes me think about J dilla. How he is so revered today. Idk what the scene was like when he was "in his prime" but I doubt he was making the money or getting the attention he deserved while alive. Now I see his influence and music often.
Holy shit his advice at the end is life changing. I’ve been trying to make the nest song, album, hit for the last 12 years and haven’t released anything. I’m literally insane but I’m really good at music and horrible and finishing things
It's like when you hear people say things such as: "They're a natural" "They were born with a gift" "God given talent" No. Work. It was work. Hours and months in to years of practice and refinement. It's literally insulting their effort
Not really an insult per se. Just a point of view from someone unfamiliar with what they behold. Unless you acquire similar level of finesse within certain discipline or craft, there is some magic to it, you know. I think that is what people quite often call talent or whatever. They need that magic. Because it fade. Just like life dimming out over time. Giving a name to what you feel at the time doesn't really matter much, just helps us a little bit and acts as a subtle guidance to label things here and there. Alright, first chapter of my book is done apparently. Eyed any publishers yet, anyone?
@@northernhemisphere4906 While I do agree with most of this sentiment, magic do exist in music and art in general. I've been in many bands over 17 years. When I was 16 years old I cut a ballad, extremely slow, the bassist in that band hadn't played for more than 6 months. Without clicks, the engineer was able to take some of my fills and cut and paste them between takes - to this day I have never been in a band this tight, even if I played with much more professional musicians. I have a current punk project where the bassist reminds me of this guy, can't play more than 3 notes in a bass line, picked it up barely a month ago, but his sense of time is world class for some reason. The guitarist is crazy but ...!! What a talent!!! This... this is magic. I love the casino gigs and whatever I do to make a living, and there is a grueling amount of work that goes into this, but it still is magic; not one person, but what they create, and/or many together, at the right place and time.
@@jas_bataille I like you brought a whole ensemble of emotion into the conversation. Memories are great, akin slurs tying what we call past with what we got now. Sometimes we tend forget that this is indeed continuous experience, much obliged for reminding me. Cheers!
This put me at ease. Just released my first album after 2 years work and almost nobody mentioned it 😅 I´m not complaining, but i feel like i should stop thinking about my backlashes as a music marketer and just focus at creating music.
"-the job is sharing your journey, TRYING to make the best art that you can make.....". Think about that for a sec. Wise words, in my opinion. If only more people into art, lived by those words. Yes, money IS important, how can you make a living without it? But it should NOT have a saying in what art is about,- or what kind of what art is more valuable than the other.
He didn't understand his friend's comment about quitting because he would never be as good as he wanted to be. This speaks to variances in human ego. Not the 'bad' ego involved in narcissism. Just the differences in how people perceive themselves and their endeavors. I can totally understand that comment, because i don't have a 'healthy' ego, and certain works such as music cause intense feelings of disappointment. It's not enjoyable. But, i continue to try because i'm compelled to for various reasons. But, a person with a healthier ego can enjoy whatever they produce, and they can find inspiration and encouragement just because they are producing _something._ It's not about external criticism. It's about self-assessment and a persistence of inferiority.
ok.. a bit off topic.. but the CD shelf behind you.. I have one exactly the same made custom by a friend.. he said he'd never make another.. great to see the design somewhere else.. uncanny.
A bit of a contradiction - acknowledges the luck that comes with releasing music right after he says that good work and good music will automatically be shared. Or am I misconstruing this? I feel the sentiment could also be that in this way, artists can make their own luck (at least help it along) by continuing to produce good work. Regardless, I agree that continuing to buckle down and produce good art is the way forward. Really appreciate this clip
I think the more criticism you get the more exposure you’ve reached in a way. It’s easy to focus on the criticism when you spend a lot of time on a project, just you shouldn’t give someone a second thought that doesn’t know you or the whole story. Don’t do something because you think it’ll make you famous. Do it because you love doing it. That’s the difference
