Thank you so much for all the great advice from everyone, but the one thing that stuck out in my mind the most was the question "Would I still do this if I knew for sure I'd never be famous?" My answer to that without even having to think about it is ABSOLUTELY. I know I'm rough around the edges but I have a great head on my shoulders thanks to my wonderful parents. I just recently talked to an indy label only to have them dump me when I refused to meet their management exec at a motel. I would rather never be famous and still have my self respect rather than be the biggest name in the industry and have to live with how I got there. The way I see this though, is God gave me two talents, singing and being able to pick stuff up with my toes, lol. Singing is all I ever do there's not a time during the day I don't walk around at least humming. I have signed up for a few song writing workshops. And I have attended a few open mic nights and they were all surprisingly well received. The one true problem I'm having at this point in time other than money, is putting together a band. I live in an area that is dominated by hard metal and hip hop, Mobile, AL to be exact, and I'm the exact definition of "I was country when country wasn't cool". I've taken adds out in newspapers, craigslist, absolutely everywhere, and the only email i got back was from a 10 yr old boy whom I'm sure would have problems getting into venues to play. I'm a very stubborn child (if 25 still counts as a child) and will be pursuing this until the day I die, and then some. I WILL take every bit of advice on this post to heart!

Thanks everyone so much,

Naomi Sue

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