Things work out sometimes.
Yesterday was nice. I got to talk to Boston from 21deadmonkeys.com and totally sort out the details for the High School Football Heroes show. It's four weeks away now, and I feel shitty for taking so long. I was worried I was going to let them down, but now I'm confident that the show is going to be awesome. Basically, I'm relieved. Also, my tour (short as it is) is coming together decently, too. Still need a date or two, but I'm not even that stressed about it. Maybe I should be. I've also got plans brewing for more touring later in the summer and in the fall.
This is really exciting to me, because it's starting to dawn on me that I'm not just a fan anymore. I'm starting to realize that people actually want to listen to my music and will pay me money to do it. I never even dreamt of being a rock star, I never considered it possible, and I never set out to become one. And while I don't want to get too far ahead of myself, it's actually giving me hope that I won't have to buckle down and get a real job yet. To be honest, I'm terrified of the future because I'm pretty sure I'm setting myself up for a disaster later... but I'm excited for any future I might have in music. I think I might be sounding like an over-confident asshole right now. Confirm?
I finally got a hold of the live recording I did almost 3 months ago in Illinois. I played (well, played and talked) for an hour in this dude's bedroom/recording studio to a small-ish crowd, and the recording he captured sounds really great. I chopped it up last night and it's now online here. It's embarassing how much I fuck up the lyrics, but that's unfortunately not so uncommon. I think I'm a more solid performer now than then, but that's still pretty accurate. Damn.
Things work out sometimes. I expect everything to just go wrong, so I really appreciate it when they don't.
This is really exciting to me, because it's starting to dawn on me that I'm not just a fan anymore. I'm starting to realize that people actually want to listen to my music and will pay me money to do it. I never even dreamt of being a rock star, I never considered it possible, and I never set out to become one. And while I don't want to get too far ahead of myself, it's actually giving me hope that I won't have to buckle down and get a real job yet. To be honest, I'm terrified of the future because I'm pretty sure I'm setting myself up for a disaster later... but I'm excited for any future I might have in music. I think I might be sounding like an over-confident asshole right now. Confirm?
I finally got a hold of the live recording I did almost 3 months ago in Illinois. I played (well, played and talked) for an hour in this dude's bedroom/recording studio to a small-ish crowd, and the recording he captured sounds really great. I chopped it up last night and it's now online here. It's embarassing how much I fuck up the lyrics, but that's unfortunately not so uncommon. I think I'm a more solid performer now than then, but that's still pretty accurate. Damn.
Things work out sometimes. I expect everything to just go wrong, so I really appreciate it when they don't.