“Singers
and Musicians are some of the most driven, courageous people on the
face of the earth. They deal with more day-to-day rejection in one year
than most people do in a lifetime. Every day, they face the financial
challenge of living a freelance lifestyle, the disrespect of people who
think they should get real jobs, and their own fear that they'll never
work again.
Every day, they have to ignore the possibility that
the vision they have dedicated their lives to is a pipe dream. With
every note, they stretch themselves, emotionally and physically, risking
criticism and judgment. With every passing year, many of them watch as
the other people their age achieve the predictable milestones of normal
life - the car, the family, the house, the nest egg. Why? Because
musicians and singers are willing to give their entire lives to a moment
- to that melody, that lyric, that chord, or that interpretation that
will stir the audience's soul.
Singers and Musicians are beings
who have tasted life's nectar in that crystal moment when they poured
out their creative spirit and touched another's heart. In that instant,
they were as close to magic, God, and perfection as anyone could ever
be. And in their own hearts, they know that to dedicate oneself to that
moment is worth a thousand lifetimes.”
“Singers
and Musicians are some of the most driven, courageous people on the
face of the earth. They deal with more day-to-day rejection in one year
than most people do in a lifetime. Every day, they face the financial
challenge of living a freelance lifestyle, the disrespect of people who
think they should get real jobs, and their own fear that they'll never
work again.
Every day, they have to ignore the possibility that the vision they have dedicated their lives to is a pipe dream. With every note, they stretch themselves, emotionally and physically, risking criticism and judgment. With every passing year, many of them watch as the other people their age achieve the predictable milestones of normal life - the car, the family, the house, the nest egg. Why? Because musicians and singers are willing to give their entire lives to a moment - to that melody, that lyric, that chord, or that interpretation that will stir the audience's soul.
Singers and Musicians are beings who have tasted life's nectar in that crystal moment when they poured out their creative spirit and touched another's heart. In that instant, they were as close to magic, God, and perfection as anyone could ever be. And in their own hearts, they know that to dedicate oneself to that moment is worth a thousand lifetimes.”
Every day, they have to ignore the possibility that the vision they have dedicated their lives to is a pipe dream. With every note, they stretch themselves, emotionally and physically, risking criticism and judgment. With every passing year, many of them watch as the other people their age achieve the predictable milestones of normal life - the car, the family, the house, the nest egg. Why? Because musicians and singers are willing to give their entire lives to a moment - to that melody, that lyric, that chord, or that interpretation that will stir the audience's soul.
Singers and Musicians are beings who have tasted life's nectar in that crystal moment when they poured out their creative spirit and touched another's heart. In that instant, they were as close to magic, God, and perfection as anyone could ever be. And in their own hearts, they know that to dedicate oneself to that moment is worth a thousand lifetimes.”
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