Being a musician is easy. Just look at how many people there are performing their own music on YouTube, people without record contracts or labels to back them, and yet I’d say they’re definitely musicians, doing their own thing.

On the other hand, making music as a living is hard. You don’t need a record deal, or a producer, or a venue to perform in, unless you’re trying to make money from it. That’s the entire concept behind “indie” (i.e. independent from major commercial labels or producers) music. Artists can subsist on much less than multi-million dollar contrasts and guest spots on the OC. What’s different is lifestyle they want, and whether they make enough money to support that lifestyle. As a photographer, I’m perfectly content with doing lots of unpaid work, and spending money on photo gear without any return on my investment. That’s not to say I wouldn’t accept a well-paying gig as a wedding photographer, but at that point, I would be doing it for a different reason, and it certainly wouldn’t be for the love of it. That’s what I expect from studio composers who write commercial jingles, not indie rock bands.

It all comes down to whether you like making music for the sake of it, or making music for the money. Two very different roads.

And now Iron and Wine is like my top 3.. hahaha

This entry about Modest Mouse reminds me of death cab… and when their music started to play on all these random commercials and they were featured on The OC like every week… *yack*

That’s when I stopped listening but I still love their older stuff…

You’ve introduced me to so much great music.. and its the music that’s driven me to these realms of emotions that I’ve never reached (maybe once or twice) through other means.. Its this music that teaches me, that allows me a means of releasing..Thank you.. youre like my drug dealer.. except youre selling me the right noise to fit my mood:D

It all started with the postal service-the district sleeps alone tonight!

I remember that night, and how important that order is; Modest Mouse did too cause those were next to each other on the album. I also introduced you to Iron and Wine that time too, when Sam does the cover of Such Great Heights, and you said, “Too slow”.

I feel this way at times too..

But mine is more like.. ‘fuck you if you don’t want me or don’t want to get to know me more.. your loss kid.. Don’t underestimate me.. You’ve seen about 10%’

Cause me and you have so many suprises and tricks up our sleeve.. so many awesome little secrets and almost the full deck of cards in our hands

Me and you are Win !! ohhh yeaaahhhh :)

PS I remember the first time you showed me that song… In the loblaws parking lot where you played: The Artist In the Ambulance… followed by: The World At Large.. and then finally: Float On…

and I remember it was the BEST SONG EVER… even better if you listen to The World At Large first… EV-ER-Y-TIME