Well, occasionally you will see somebody new sign up, and ask, where can I sell my music? Actually thinking somembody is going to buy it. I remember being 16 and doing math formulas....".lets see if i spend a thousand on a recording and print 500 copies of it on vinyl. Then all I need to do is sell such and such amount, and I'll make money" ..especially before distribution sites, do u know how hard it is to sell 500 copies? People will not be lining up in the school gym to buy it.

But don't bash delusion. Anybody successful in the music business had to be a bit delusional. And what's being missed here is it's not delusional because you don't have enough talent...there are way more talented people busking on street corners than there are artists who sell millions of records.

Let's take punk rock, this is a music that by design, is not being about good.

Imagine some kid saying "Dad, I'm gonna drop out of school, I wanna be a punk rock musician" Dad can't possibly say..."you can't do that son, your not good enough", of course he's good enough, but that's not the reason he won't make it

I think Nashville songwriters saw more value to forums back when songwriters got cuts, albeit it was still extremely rare to get a cut. Now you have a better chance of winning the lottery than u do getting a major cut.....which may or may not have anything to do with how good you are.

if you are in the right spot at the right time, before the Internet or after, you could have a career as a songwriter, but it doesn't mean you are better than a lot of other people.

This site just represents the people who weren't in the right spot. There's talented people here. And with a reason to develope your talent, and taking it very seriously, with a career within grasp, some of us could become viable artists too.

I never assumed for one minute that songwriting sites were a gateway or entryway to the music business. If anything it was a reminder of how many people are vying for the the same meat on a bone.

You need to be really good, you don't need to be Jimi Hendrix good, or Prince good. Popular music has told us time and time again, it's about having a dollar and a dream.


Last edited by Fdemetrio; 05/17/18 12:11 PM.