Ask a Failed Musician: Are There Bands Who Say, "I Want No People to Enjoy My Music"?
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| Black Flag: Very influential, not always critically praised. |
Welcome to Ask a Failed Musician, in which I will help struggling musicians make sense of their careers and even offer some advice. Whether or not it will work, who knows? It obviously didn't work for me. But then again, I was on Kimmelonce, so there's that.
A musician responded to my previous column by asking what success in music is. They wrote:
"I gather your discussion really focuses on commercial success, which I don't think is everyone's view of success. I think some of us are just happy to put out music and have a few people enjoy it. Don't get me wrong, I'm not going to turn down a million dollars if it came my way but I never expected that in the first place. So, my definition of success is just, 'Hey, we made a good record,' and, 'Oh, look, some small genre-specific zine in Europe likes us. Well, that's nice.' But more often than not, success isn't simply a rehearsal space fridge filled with beer."
See also:
-Ask a Failed Musician: Dear New Bands, Stop Putting Out Albums
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