This is a follow up to a post from a couple years ago.
In all the squabbling over ‘who pays for music?’…
There’s a good chance you’re spending time with people today who have paid dearly for music.
For your music.
For you making music.
Your spouse pays big time, your mom and dad (you were awful at the drums in high school and they never told you), your kids, the rest of your family and your friends.
That rollercoaster of writing songs for a record. They pay for it too.
That emotional turmoil of having the record done and wondering if it’s going to work. They pay for it too.
That relational distance and changes that being on the road cause. They pay for it too.
When you get hurt by the people you’re pursuing this crazy dream with. They pay for it too.
When you get the big opportunity, and then lose it and then it comes back and then you lose it and then…They pay for it too.
It’s worth pouring them a little extra egg nog tonight. Spending a little more time on the couch. Squeezing just a little harder during the hug.
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I’m always interested in your perspective, whether affirming or dissenting. Continue the conversation anytime: gabe@gabethebassplayer.com