Okay, so I'm hoping that I'm posting this in the right discussion area...

I've been writing songs for the last nine years or so. Unfortunately, outside of myself and a few of my close friends, nobody has really heard them. It's not that I think that they're bad songs necessarily, but I've been painfully shy for my entire life, which makes it hard for me to show other people.

This has been problematic for me because I really would like to "do something" with my music. I do not see myself being wildly successful or getting a record deal or anything like that, but I suppose since it's something that I put a lot of work into I would really like to "share" it with people, despite the fact that I'm kind of afraid to do so. I know that part of this would involve playing live, which I would feel most comfortable doing if I had a band, but then I run into the problem that I'm kind of nervous about seeking out band members because I guess I worry that people wouldn't want to play my music, or might look down on my abilities or something.

I do have a soundclick page now, which I think is a step in the right direction, but I still have difficulty showing my music to people. I was wondering if anyone here would have any advice for me on how I could deal with this problem?

Thank you very much in advance.

Elmer and the Ceramic Trees: My Indie Pop Project