Two things on her interview in RollingStone about canceling her first arena tour.
1. “I just feel I deserve a break”
Ha! After humans do a lot of work we feel we deserve a break. It’s the same reason Nick Saban says Alabama will (at times) lose to an inferior team the week after winning a nail biter against LSU.
We think since we worked hard, now we get to punch the easy button a bunch of times.
When you put in the long hours on a project and bring it to completion, the true reward is the opportunity to do the next realm of work.
You’re welcome to TAKE a break (and maybe you need to), but you don’t DESERVE a break just because you worked hard for a couple years.
And I’m taking this quotation a little bit out of context, cause after saying she deserves a break, Iggy says she’s going to be working on new material and new visuals. I hope she does. I think she will.
2. “Even though a lot of people just discovered it…I want to be able to perform new stuff and do new things”
It’s great she said this. It’s something that a lot of artists feel but the public is usually pretty blind to it. Most “new” artists have been pedaling the same tunes for years before they break through (i.e. The Beatles).
Being a new artist is hard, and you play those same 5 or 10 songs literally a thousand times. You want new, but fans want what’s new to them.
Overcoming this struggle has everything to do with your connection to the songs as the performer. And why you’re doing this to begin with. Is it real, in your heart? Or is it a tiny bit fake? Do you phone it in? Are you a singer, or are you a lead singer?
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I don’t care if Iggy Azalea takes a break because she feels she deserves it. And I don’t care if she doesn’t want to gig her first album anymore.
But you…I hope you don’t take a break. Not right now.
And I hope you know why you should keep playing your gigs.
I’m always interested in your perspective, whether affirming or dissenting. Continue the conversation anytime: gabethebassplayer@gmail.com