Thank you for including my songs "Debriefing" & "Gavroche" in this video! I've loved & learned from all your videos so far, so I'm honored. To whoever is reading this - wherever you are in life - as long as you're here there's time. Though this world will often disappoint us in as a many ways as it can with it's arbitrary distribution of both good fortune and horror, it can also be a canvas for the most amazing possibilities. Until you draw your last breath, do not give up on yourself. Trust your process. Trust your vision. Great video, again. Much needed advice as I'm balancing the acceptance of these truths, and a hastier subconscious version of me trying to deny them.
Man I'm not gonna lie. feeling old all the time since the industry likes to highlight super young artists. I've been thinking about it differently lately. but yeah also this video is beautiful bro. love what you do.
I hear ya Trevor. The trick “on the industry side” is to find someone who is coachable, someone who wants to be groomed… someone who will lie and do things that they don’t want in order to become “successful”. When someone is willing to do that, they can be taken advantage of and won’t see it coming and also doesn’t know what to do about it. Industry is manipulation. The lie sold is… you can do it, just let us help… once you are controlled, they can shelf you or drop you or ruin you.. but only on the large scale..
The reason the 'industry' like young talents is because it immediately makes everyone feel useless.. keeps up the 'mysterious virtuouso' marketing schtik. Ironically you don't become a young virtuoso without having some kind of lack luster child hood.. there fore easy to manipulate.
This video reminded me of a quote from Richard Hamming “For mathematics and physics, the best work is done by the young. It takes raw creativity to identify truths about the universe. For music and novel writing, later in career produces best work. It takes experience to create a masterpiece.”
Thanks for dropping the quote, and glad the video brought it up. I have a friend who teaches maths - I'm going to ask them about this next time I see them. Cheers again for taking the time.
45 yrs old and back in the game after a 12 yr hiatus from doing original music, and i'm working on the best album i've ever written, all because of the accumulated experiences and maturity. I needed to hear this reassurance.
Same here. I quit at about 33 now I’m 45. I’ve been at it for the last couple years now not at all as much as I should. I have kids and I work seven days a week but little by little.
The one thing that I’ve been emphasizing to my friends who are also creative, is when they make a project and they get in a small hole of uncertainty, doubt or resistance. I ask them “are you making this for you or are you making this to be liked?” and usually the general answer is , “I’m making this for me.” and then you follow up with the question “do you like it?” and most the time they say “yes, BUT… “ and that’s where you have to stop them. the moment they say but there’s no need, if you like it, you like it. that’s all that matters, everyone else comes after you.
I hear that. So tough to try and quiet that voice of others in your head when you're working. Thanks for sharing your piece and story on this - it's appreciated.
If you want to have a career and get paid, it’s important to make music that you think others may also like. If it’s just a hobby, then your opinion only matters. But if it’s a career, you do have to try and give people something they can connect with
@@trashyraccoon2615 but you’d still have to have a liking to what you’re making. You can always be considerate of what people might like, but if you’re an artist and you compromise the entirety of the project for others there will be no correlation with what you wanted to make for yourself
37, and it's just me, loop pedal, and a bedroom on guitar. No one else is subjected to it. I suffer my 'art.' it's just meditation, like fasting, breathing, cold showers. It's that flow state of riding bike through a city. Everything is a rhythm. Thanks to all the drummers out there, because I really hear the guitar more as a student of percussion.
Im almost 31 and have been working hard on music for 8/9 years now on my own original music. It is not easy. Yet, i feel its something that sort of siphons out those who dont truly love music and makes you really either double down or slow down. Im at the point ive said its music or death. We keep pushing. I appreciate this video
As a musician who played in highschool, gave it up for 10 years and started back at 31, this video echoes a lot of what I've felt. I am a completely different person now and have a much different perspective on music and life. Great video as always!
I didn't know myself until I hit a bottom at 23. After being sober for 2 years, I have purpose and can reflect. I feel ready to share a perspective and my music shows that now.
I feel like as you grow older the content of the music grows deeper and deeper - I think that's the cool thing about getting older as an artist - the art/music is going to naturally be more meaningful - we only have to look at Mac Millers artisitic journey. Anyways every video you make just gets cleaner and better! Well done!! 🔥
I take great comfort in knowing that someday when I am old, even crippled and alone, I still can do something that I love: make music and write lyrics. Just started last year, in the age of 45. People think I am crazy, but I think they just don't know how liberating it feels to be able to create something from the air.
I just turned 30 and I’ve been creating nonstop since like 22 and i feel like I’m becoming my own, but sometimes the pressure of responsibilities overwhelm me. I want to push barriers and i find creating to be the most therapeutic I’ve EVER experienced. I’ll never let it go, and i just did my first set of shows in LA. I sometimes feel guilty for pursuing it like i am. Anybody else feel guilty or selfish with their passions ?
I feel the same some times, it usually has to be with fear; fear of not finding success or being criticized for my creations, or being criticized because i speak, create and share as if i am already that succesful artist. guess what, i am already a successful artist if i think i am, but also i am not if think that way. I am here because i am getting aged, close 30s, feeling i am far far away from something i dont even understand; maybe it's the urge of controllig things or my future. Clicked on the video as i wanted to hear what i already by intuition know - i trust my path, i trust what i do. Sometimes you feel lost, some times you feel on top of the world. there's dark and brightness, up and down, sunrise and sunset. so i think it's normal to feel like this some times. it part of the process. some experiences take more time than others. I think you are on the process of getting confidence on your craft. You can only get confident by confronting, by doing the things you FEEL right. do it for you. share no matter what happens, you cant control the result, only your actions. it did not work? action again. it did work? action again. finally, your state of mind (i am already a successful artist) can iluminate people. some of them will support you as they get inspired by you, some will get inspired in silence, and some of them will reflect their insecurities as they would like to be as brave as you. do not forget why you do it. it has to be for you. that's why you sing, rap, write, paint about your own stories, and as you cant control the results, you only control action, the activate that energy, and that energy will align with the right people. you talked about music being therapeutic, then, continue to heal my friend, and help others to do it through out your music. you already have purpose. i wish you all the best!
@@Kidgondi this is amazing thanks for taking the time to say this. It is a lot of peaks and valleys and through the ups and downs I’m always reminded i love if still. The fear you speak on sometimes comes from a place of knowing I’ll never give this up but i want it to sustain me. I’m having the most fun right now with it and I’m fighting to keep it that way where i should just be grateful for the moment and just remembering this is already everything I’ve dreamed of doing. Thank you!
Definitely relate to this. Feeling like you should be at a more responsible established place but chasing the dream. Glad to see some one else relates.
Honestly I’m growing into becoming more comfortable with experimental artwork and music…it speaks to exploring myself at the deepest lengths, creatively and humanely. When I say experimental, I do it for myself…not with the intention to showcase the work looking for others to be impressed. I dabble in different mediums to keep strengthening my creative freedom. By not producing for mass culture, this is the key to unlocking a never ending flow of imagination, creativity, and artistic joy.
. When I hear a matured artist sing or tell a story there is something that is just immediately fascinating about it to me . They almost are indie by default as they just have carved their own lane and don’t follow a trend or anything . There’s something in their voice ( the depth and maybe the storytelling ) and how they see music or any medium really that is so different than mainstream younger artists . I think older & younger artists should definitely have something to look forward to as they age. I do!
With the most common comment hitting my socials and yt, "This is majorly underrated" it has hurt for many years to not see as much growth as I'd like, but only in the latter 2 years I have slowly grown closer to the notion that I'm starting to find a joy - I am finding a voice that allows the art to breathe, be itself, and let's me be myself and see this act of maturity come through. It's beautiful. And this video further propelled that concept forward. Some of our "musical circles" are toxic, because we're in rough dopaminergic times but this was a healing medicine. Thank you for this video.
I’m nearly 50 years old and have always played drums and back up vocals for other bands and groups ect , have now started working on some original music of my own , finally lol
This channel reminds me of old school youtube. Just really well made, heartfelt content. Sharing knowledge to help others. Thank you for these. I've been drawing more cus of these
So good and so true. I didn't really find my voice until I stopped trying to please everyone else. When I began to do it for myself, my own enjoyment and self fulfillment the floodgates opened.
I used to write songs that most people didn't seem to enjoy and I wasn't seeing tangible results. But I wasn't presenting it to the right audience. Then I started to learn about marketing pop to the masses. I wrote songs that were inauthentic and pandering. Now, I use methods to write songs that are catchy and maybe fiction yet not contrived cliche bullshit. Stay true to yourself all of the way.
In my 40s and finally writing music I personally enjoy. All through my 20s I felt like bands pushed me to write what they wanted . Thank you so much for this video!
Art is all about a conversation. And wherever you are at in your life, there are gonna be people out there who are the exact people that need to hear what you’ve got to say, at that moment.
I started writing raps when I was 10 back in 02 recorded my first demo tape in 04 kept on writing and freestyles started recording again in 06 then in 08 I recorded like 20 songs over mp4 my sister bought me then would go over to my homies and record I think I was so Insecure that I didn’t have the exact way to promote my music but now at the age of 32 I still record but it’s different bc I’m a family man now that country singer that was on the beginning of the video was really inspiring so like a rapper once said keep writing my story
I’m 40 years old and I write/ record rap, R&B, Soul trap. I would never stop writing! I’ve inspired many in my life to get started and that feeling alone is enough to keep me going. ❤
I'm 27 and my new band has two members in their 40's completing the trio. I've always been working with older people. Got my vocal chops down with a Doobie Brothers tribute band, learned how to track in a traditional studio, learned live sound engineering, etc with people in their 40's, 50's and up. I'm currently in another band, the singer is 60, she wrote 26 original songs in 2 years and booked a 15 000 people festival feature as our FIRST ever gig. The whole culture of "you only get one chance" is the most toxic lie ever told. The music industry is a fcked up place, and I thank God my dad was here to help me navigate it.
When you are young you forget that soon you are going to get old and older. It happens and all that's gone before is like a vanishing act. Gone is gone.
We live in a day of age of infantile music. When I was a kid, sure some of the trendy artists were "young", but life was different and harder back in the days, hence why those artists didn't come across as being "just young". They already lived. This phenomena of 15 years old succeeding is a relatively new thing, and soon it will die out. People wanna hear real people, not just the teenage heartbreak songs. Also, people will stay younger and age different anyways, so we should stop saying someone is old.
You mentioned that we need to free ourselves from outcomes, or something to that effect. The 20 yr old me had a skewed view of outcomes, usually self serving and naive, to impress others and for adulation and that meant I would hold onto the outcome. The 40 yr old me sees outcomes differently. When I write now I think about the emotion, the story, the effect, to realise art and then release it. Once the art or performance is done it’s out there, not mine anymore and that’s ok because I can make more. Much much more.
I’ve been doing music my entire life. I’ve only been doing it public for 6 years. If I stopped doing it at the age I’m now (29 years old) I wouldn’t have learned the things I know now. I wouldn’t be as focused. I wouldn’t be writing ✍🏽 things that come from experience. I wouldn’t be realizing just how important it is to create things I love over what other people like.
I’m 42 year old too .. I agree, everyone life is different.. for me I was just a singer till 36 years old .. after that I tried hand at songwriting and my life changed after that. Now i am 42 got a million streams on Wynk Music India. Greatful ❤
I succumbed to the youth=creative fertility myth until I heard ‘King Animal’ by Soundgarden. It was so much better than their early music. I’m 47 and very talented, but not performing. I feel like I’m indentured into a silent apprenticeship. I think the key to feeling joy is doing your art, but not attaching yourself to an outcome. Then it’s art and not something else.
That age range has changed over the last decade. Instead of it being from 18-30, its now between 25-35. We’re seeing more artists break within the 30-35 range now more than ever. The market has grown up a bit in that content w lyrical/contextual depth is on the rise.
Im 42. I have hundreds and hundreds of good songs.. ive thrown away more songs than most people could write.. i still write songs all the time.. ive had bands, played many places.. have literally played music since i could walk.. very very few people know my music, and that feels strange to me. I wouldnt know the first thing about getting my songs out there in some way.. there are seriously so so many.. some of them youd easily hear on the radio
I'll turn 24 next year, but I still don't feel I've gotten to the point of really being truthfull, not just in what I'm making, but in life aswell. I feel sad and scared most of the time and that stops me from "practicing" or even enjoying the art form I've chosen, I tend to just run away from things, specially the ones that I want the most. I didn't want to write this because of that fear, I stop myself from writing a lot of things because of fear
Thanks for sharing a bit of your story here. Keep writing and expressing yourself @elpinchemi, I recognise that's not easy a lot of the time, but yeah, thanks for sharing here. Appreciated.
RIck Beato was interviewing some guy who knew all the guys responsible for signing bands in the 90's etc he swears the main reason mostly young bands/artist where chosen was just because they where more willing to do the large amount of touring needed. It was nothing to do with older guys being past it was just the complained a lot about touring for months on end.
The idea of popular bands is to capitalize off 13 years olds with big dreams. It does get harder to capitalize off the older crowd since they are always buying things without being told to. Music is fun, but it doesn’t have to tell us life.
Im 27 and I feel like the past three years I could of definitely done more but now I feel like I need to catch up because of the time I was just sitting around
Hey, just read this. Try not to give into that feeling of being behind or needing to catch up - whatever works for you, but yeah a long road ahead. Thanks for taking the time to share your story a little. Peeeaacceee.
There are some universal truths for creatives in this video, but there are also downsides that I think should have been mentioned, or maybe covered in another video. None of the famous creatives interviewed were actually "old" except for one writer, so that's kinda telling on its own, because some creative endeavors/genres do have an unspoken age limit, whether to even have a chance to get a foot in the door for that industry/market, or simply being noticed and accepted by the public. Past a certain age, in those specific endeavors, you will either never get a foot in the door, or you'll age out and be dubbed "washed" and "irrelevant." Exceptions are very rare. So part of getting older is to know and accept that reality and focus your time and energy on endeavors that are actually possible in giving you the sense of fulfillment you crave at your age.
Yeah I’ve been blocked and obstructed my entire life! I’m 47, don’t look or act it, but I haven’t even gotten in. Blacklisted before I even got a shot! Didn’t even get to be a “bojack” Get the memo already INDUSTRY!
Any writers in here that would love to share ideas, works, and endeavors? That could be authors, lyricists, poets, singers anything! Let me know and we can build a community 🙏🏼❤️
miley cyrus was a child actress. She’s had success since she was a teenager… What does she know about “feeling behind in life” and why is she in the middle of the thumbnail?? Total insult for those who genuinely feel behind in life in terms of “success” with their creativity and art because the industry is obsessed with putting youngsters on a pedestal.
Its not to do with age, its to do with a poor self belief that nothing is achievable past a certain age. The reason you see less older musicians is not because its not possible and theres no audience for you, its because most people have more responsibilities as they age (family, bills, etc). A lot of people havent got the drive to make muaic every day whilst dealing with life however, if you create like its a job and market yourself, you WILL MAKE IT (as long as your product is good and authentic). Plus, James brown and those musicians from back in the day looked about 60 years old yet, women adored them and they had a worldwide fan base. Stop making excuses
thats the importance about creation. some A&R that has never created a day in his life is going to be the one that tells you to stop at 35? but God gave you the gift and the means to express it, so you do it. You dont tell a painter to stop painting at 75. You dont tell an actor to stop acting at 60. You dont tell a pianist to stop playing at 30. a novelist to stop writing at 50... so its miserably misguided to tell an artist, whether you sing or rap(which i now just call vocalists) to stop creating art. if you put the time into your project and it sounds incredible, the world will recognize it and appreciate it.
Just hitting my 40s still feeling like a 20yr old, I realize the meaning of “it’s never too late”. Especially as a creative, your age DOES NOT translate your creativity. Even in this day in age, if you feel you’re “too old” for certain things, you gotta think that you’re already several steps ahead of your younger counterparts. If you’ve done your homework, then you need to take advantage of that. But with age aside, success in life involves seeing things that others haven’t seen yet.
Thanks for spreading your story and support on the page here. So great to see people resonating with this one, and the positivity that's coming out. Thanks for taking the time.
@@adriannaalba2649 Queen Latifah and MC Lyte are still hailed as queens. Nah, f-that, ‘queen’ gets thrown around to easily these days. They are the goddesses of hip hop. Then you got Lil Kim who paved the way for the queens of that raunchy/ratchet style which I’m personally second to. But in the male-dominated environment of hip hop, yes, the females have to work that much harder to make their mark. We got Nicki who’s prolly the oldest of that Lil Kim style staying relevant. But I honestly prefer to see more of that Latifah/Lyte style come back which I see in the likes of Rapsody, Young MA, and Mumu Fresh. Ultimately, what really matters is putting your heart and soul into your craft and people will see that. It’s terribly sad, especially for females having to “sell” themselves whilst putting their actual talent to the side.
I didn’t write an original song into I was 30 years old. Now I’m playing in a band, composing for film and making my own music on the side. I’m 33 and still rising!
That's amazing! And very inspiring to hear. What made you finally start creating? Im 30 and ive played guitar most of my life at this point, and i love to be creative but my ideas never go further than a voice memo on my phone. I always felt uncapable of making music for real, even if i know that's not true. Instead of creating i obsess about improving my playing, which is kinda useless considering i'm just playing by myself and know no other musicians lol.
@@menamgamg i think at some point i gave up on being “good enough” and just focused on recording my ideas. It’s all very rough and has plenty of flaws but i just try to remember that none of that matters and to just write for me. I know you have it in you as well and as long as the song is meaningful to you then it doesn’t matter what other people think of it
@@mattymcfabb Thank you. I think perfectionism is definitely a problem for me and i always keep moving the goalpost of what good enough is. I'm aware that this behavior is a form of avoidance because I'm afraid of creating for some reason, but i don't know why i have that fear honestly and i know it's irrational. Maybe it's the fear that i will find i'm incapable.
I’m 58 now. I’m almost finished my second album. My first one was crap. I’m proud of this one. I doubt anyone will listen to it and that does make me wonder why I bother but creators must create… I’m also a huge Miley Cyris fan!
Just a couple of years behind you, and doing the same. Except I decided not to make an album, I've been using AI assisted video editing software to make lyric videos that I post to RU-vid. Like you, I don't know if anyone will listen to what I putting out there, but I'm loving the process and v happy to be still learning stuff, despite the advancing age!!
@@repeat2fade hey, that’s fantastic! I’ll listen for sure! What is the name of the software you are using. I need to make lyric videos for my songs but I have no clue how to do it :/
Good for you! I just turned 54. Started music when I was in elementary school and played on and off through my 20s. Then life got in the way and I started doing other things. Picked it up again when the pandemic hit and have been writing since then. Fourth single releasing on Dec 8, but I'm mostly interested in writing. I release music to get my name out there, but...the hardest part for me is I don't like promoting myself on social media. I definitely feel like I'm too old for that, especially TikTok. I have a day job, so this isn't a make it or break it thing for me, but it would still be great if one of my fave artists called me up and said "hey, love your music and would love to write with you!" A girl can dream...
Honestly I have never seen a generation so obsessed with age like this generation it's weird failing to understand some artists back in the day didn't hit their creative highs until they got older being young is that your your young your still learning & trying to figure yourself out so the music reflects that but when you have Life experience because of age an Artists has plenty to sing or rap about
As someone who is 34 turning 35 this year, I spent years go into circles about my writing and comedy. I spent years listening to family and friends about “ getting a real job” and “ art doesn’t pay the bills” only to eventually tuning that noise out. I want to share a perspective with artists who may in the comments older. Although you are pursuing art at an age that’s not “ celebrated “ look at it as how much incredible experience you’ve gained. So many people wish they have life experiences to create from. I thank God I didn’t pursue standup at a young age bc I wouldn’t have shit to talk about. Now in my mid 30s, I have endless material to write jokes. You have time and you’re not too old to do anything.
As someone who was on a path to join the "27 Club" well into my 30s, I can tell you that all of this is true. Im almost 49 now, and Ive been through all the addictions, predatory contracts, let downs, and I truly don't beleive my career actually started until I was in my 40s.
Do you have a legitimate mental disorder? Joining the 27 club ends the second you turn 28. I thought that was a given, considering it’s called the 27 CLUB.
Don't we all have mental disorders? I have music placements on thousands upon thousands of television shows, and none of that really started to happen until I was in my fourties and relatively cleaned up. So... it doesn't matter how old you are. You are the result of your choices. @@Ash-j2h4x
Just before I turned 50, I was inspired by Ren to finally record a song I wrote 20 years ago, accepting my scarred vocal chords for what they can do now, instead of waiting for perfection. If The Rolling Stones can release a new album at 80, why can't any other 80 year old release their first album? Hurt was one of Johnny Cash's most powerful songs, not despite his age, but because of the wisdom he brought to Trent Reznor's words.
As an aspiring rapper/music artist myself, I needed to see this video because I have been doubting myself lately because of my slow progress trying to do music and I’m just trying so hard not to let those doubts get into my creativity and my mindset as a songwriter and artist even though I’m only 24 I been putting out music since I was 17
As a creative twice your age, I’ve dealt with those same feelings throughout. Things have definitely changed to allow creatives to be heard. Only if your brave enough to share your creations. Being honest with myself, I’ve personally WASTED so much of my creative life due to FEAR. Time that I’ll never get back. In the end, as long as you create freely from within, and YOU like it… That’s all that truly matters. (Wish I would’ve understood that long ago.) ✊🏾👍🏾✌🏾
i started late 2020 i was 21 and some times i wished i started earlier like 17 perhaphs id gone far but nothing so i started making beats thinking ive started late till i watch a video of a producer from kvxi interview and he said he started two years ago and now his beat is on drake's new album ..... and that got me motivated
This video was exactly what I needed, I was fighting demons. Whispering my most personal insecurities to me. Encouraging/Convincing me to be passive. This video is art and a blessing. Thank you and shalom
Glad this one resonated for you and where you're at with your work right now. Thanks for taking the time to drop in and support in the comments - it's appreciated.
Stop making music or art with the purpose or intention of making money or reaching whatever your idea of “success” is. Be hungry, have goals but when the art becomes about the end goal and not the process you lose the raw tone and emotion that naturally comes out in your art. Search for modes of “blacking out” in your creations and let your subconscious produce your best work! (Unsuccessful artist😂)
You gotta connect with other people in the music / nightlife business or/and pay for ads to get known / play in gigs / become "successful". It's not that deep, if you only produce music in your basement it is logical that not much "success" will come.
The strange thing is that music is something you get better at as time goes by. But the music industry (does that even exist?) does not appreciate this. My advice is to do it for yourself as self-fulfillment or as giving yourself personal goals and this will be more rewarding ultimately. Many of the great composers of the past never even got to hear their own music performed. So at least we are lucky in that respect.
I’m about to hit 40 and I just got my first international booking. Which is a dream come true. There were and there are still days where I get down on myself or I don’t get the approval or reaction from the people who are playing my records but I’ve learned lately that if I like the record then that’s all that matters and If I didn’t make anything that I did like then I have to remind myself to keep going.
I was the local artist’s artist in the band’s band pre-pandemic. We were all in our 20s and then the pandemic happened and we all transitioned to our 30s with everything on hold. Most of the bands who we shared bills with called it quits. My band and the bands I was in fizzled too. Since, I’ve been alone working in creative isolation and I’m starting to figure myself out. I thought it was over for me too now that I was irrelevant by way of a crumbled “era”, but recently art has started making sense and I’ve been creating for and from myself and I’ve never felt so free. It’s a really tough place to get to and through especially with how dark and cynical it it can get. If it's feeling like the end, take a break and your art will come to you when you need it, not when others do.
This is awesome. I think we all need tk learn is that not everyone peaks in their late teens and 20s. We as a society need to allow room for those artists who peak later in life to have a stage if they have earned it.
I liked this video. Seeing Miley front and center made me not wanna watch at first because though I enjoy her, she’s a nepo baby and got her shot super young. Seeing & hearing about people who got their shots later in life is more inspiring. That’s just my perspective though, thanks for putting this vid together.
Right. It put me off too cause why is this nepo baby who gained her success in her teens being used as an example of “feeling behind in life” in terms of career success? And she’s in the middle of the thumbnail too… Kind of defeats the purpose of this video.
I'm 62. I recorded and released 13 albums, composed a symphony and two orchestral fantasias, produced over 50 music videos, designed and built my own instrument, toured the US and Europe, composed music for over a dozen independent films, dance companies, and theater groups, and produced my own concerts. I've also written books and my paintings have been in several galleries and openings. Hell, I do entire concerts where I improvise every note of music I play! My music changed A LOT since I started. This is the natural order of things. But I'm as creative as I ever was. I can't turn it off! And after over a half century I have been making music, I feel like I'm just beginning. Does anyone think I should stop making music because I'm in my 60s? Stop me. I dare you to try.
Im 27 and I thought I would be too old but that's so silly, especially since so many of my favorite artist popped off later in life. I have so much more focus and clarity on what i want to do, that I am kind of glad that I waited.
As someone who had folks around me that told me I only had a limited time to do what I love. Thank you for making this video. I don’t think I could ever walk away from making music. It makes me feel so free.
When I heard Tonis voice before the cut went to her I realized this was going to be one to sit down and full get a hot drink and be with. Thanks very much for more magick.
I’m 67 and can honestly say that my songs are better than ever….problem is that the rest of the world just don’t care. This however won’t stop me from writing….your indifference is not my problem. I’ve accepted it and look at my creativity as therapy in a world increasingly getting crazier and colder.
I am a 53 y/o painter drawer sculptor. I can asure you that it would been simply impossible, to create the work i am now creating any sooner. Especially without the past 28 years of searching, reading , researching, getting to understand my subject matter and maturing. Some art can only come to fruition after a long journey.
I often like to remind myself that Colonel Sanders was 65 when he (eventually) established the fast food chain KFC, having previously tried many business ventures with varying degrees of success. His 'time' came later in life... As for me? I'm 60! I have never stopped educating myself. With You Tube, the process has been made so much easier! My creative journey is still unfolding.
Thanks for this video, as a 55 year old artist, I realised I had ADHD at 50, so I feel that my life is only just getting started after 50 years of having no direction or motivation, I’ve finally started working on my goals/dreams of being an artist. I have always been OBSESSED with making art, but feel I’ve wasted 50 years! I only have 28 RU-vid subscribers so far, and a very tiny trickle of Etsy sales, but it’s a start 😬🙃
Holy crap... and here I thought I was screwed by being diagnosed at 30. Sadly, for ten years, having that confirmation has meant nothing and I totally relate to you on the no direction/motivation thing. Sure, I had been in bands and such, though I have sacrificed and lost so much chasing that dream. Moving across the country for it multiple times and having lost everything I own, no less than three times, including my guitars/Amps/Gear. I mean, how much punishment is someone supposed to take? Yet every time I try to break up, Music is creeping in my DMs trying to rekindle things. Sadly, one day I woke up and it was gone completely. Six years later, I have tried to pick it up again, though it's like starting all over, being so much older and having absolutely nothing to show for all of my previous work.
Charles Bukowski has always been one of my biggest inspirations, because he never found success until really late into his life, but he still never gave up
42yo and still making music and writing songs. Am I too old? Maybe. Can I quit my day job? Not by a long shot. But to me that's kind of a liberating feeling - to know that I'm doing something I genuinely love doing, for no other reason than I just love doing it. Even if no one else hears my work, even if I don't make a cent, I'm confident in saying I'll be creating in some form for the rest of my life.
