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Wishing you a full recovery from cancer Mac. On a positive note, most cancers have a 75 to 97% survival rate today with treatment.

I wouldn’t be too quick to blame the pharmaceutical companies for not finding a cure. Take the common cold, there are 160+ rhinovirus viruses that can cause a cold. There is 100+ diseases characterized by abnormal cell growth (Cancer). And they all call for different treatments and/or cures.

On the songwriting/ composing subject, I’m torn between the love of the art and success. If it weren’t for the success I’ve had, I would probably only be composing serious music for the love of the art. Move in success… Yes, it’s changed my outlook. Often, I’ll compose tracks, I would never write for myself. And it has sent me in many interesting directions that has made me a better composer. I’ve accumulated 5,000+ tracks. Well over half I would never have composed if it weren’t for success. So, success can be a double-edged sword. Also, I compose every day. I’m sure if I were composing only for myself, it would be consuming much less of my time.

Attn! From a publisher… Hey John, we need a spaghetti western track for a major ad. I’m on it with lightning passion. Without the prompt from a publisher, I’d never have any desire to compose a spaghetti western track – puke. So yes, it’s honorable to compose for the love of the art. But it’s not always that simple.

No need to be ashamed by deleting music from your past. We all write crap – even Beethoven wrote his share of crap.

Best, John