This post on my instagram seems to have struck a chord. (Pun intended.)
The fact is, if you’re making music, you’re making it! Think of all the people in the world who WISH they could make art or use their creativity. Maybe they’re too busy surviving, or too depressed, or are blocked… Whatever the cause, it’s a privilege to create. I think of us as blooms on the brambles of civilization.
I think this message goes for all sorts of creative pursuits. I want to articulate the paradigm shift that needs to happen in all sectors, especially the music business, from a model that scrapes at earth's resources to try to milk dollars and fame out of it, and replace it with one that serves the creator, the Creator, GAIA's complex systems, the concentric rings of community...
This is part of the message behind my new single Children's Children as well.
I'm done feeling bad for not "making it big." This is some kind of 90's standard we need to abandon.
In fact technology is making it the most exciting and accessible time to make and share music in all of human history.
And turns out many of the best creatives in history have had rote part time jobs, so no one should feel bad for not making a living from the arts. That form of suffering ends here and now, with your eyeballs on these words.
I'd rather have a real and mutually beneficial relationship with you my listeners, and create a small army of good vibes to hopefully make the world a better place.
I still dream of making a living from my music, which I am slowly edging ever-closer to. To me this vision represents a kind of financial freedom that is also creative freedom. But if you know my story, you know I don't want to go the traditional route. I want to do it my way. It’s a matter of life and death, in a way.
That's my definition of success- using modern tools to mindfully craft a life that supports me on all levels, and not at the expense of the web of life that's in fact already doing so.
I'll settle for nothing less, and I invite you to work slowly but surely toward the same.
xoAnnabeth NcAnmara
