mr dave

you seemed pretty intent on using OLP for your example like they were some great artistes being slandered by corporate whores. i call them on the same level as idol only a few years early.

i made my choice a long time ago. i took the time to establish my views of music and art within the context of the human experience for myself without needing external validation. no one needs to tell me i'm right or that i'm good or ok. if you like my sounds that's cool, if you don't like them that's cool too. if you want to give me crap about my sounds then i'll tell you to suck my ding dong while i think up a better way to tell you how to eff off.

why does respect from other musicians matter? why do you need their approval to validate your creation?

is it really less pressure to perform live in front of thousands of people knowing it will be broadcast to millions than it is to play to a bunch of your buddies at the local bar? does banging out 3 chord punk rock for the same 2 dozen people and a handful of strangers make you a truer musician than someone who'll risk leaving their family and friends behind to perform around the world for a living? or someone who forgoes a social life to develop virtuoso talent on their instrument?

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