Here's the first of the daily songs. it's called "Doubt" and it has absolutely nothing to do with the movie/play. It--like all songs generally are--is about a feeling I've been having lately.
The recording is very rough because my guitar is unplugged and I'm singing with my retainer in. Click on the title. Enjoy!
Doubt
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Sounds great - can't wait to hear the plugged-in version. You have impressive annunciation for having your retainer in.
Since you've said it was inspired by how you've been feeling, would you share what's been inspiring the feelings of doubt and fear?
Thank you! And, sure, I'll share my inspiration:
Being surrounded by thousands and thousands of musicians that I believe to be far more talented than I am, I often wonder, 'What do I have that they don't? They can write songs. They can play guitar and piano and whatever else. Why bother if there are so many people already doing what you're doing--most better than you--then why are you doing it? Did I make the right choices? Am I in the right place?'
I know I'm not the only one that feels that way about music or whatever field someone is in. Normally, I am an optimist. At this very moment, I am optimistic about my life and my future. But there are times (like when I wrote Doubt) that I begin to think too much or, for lack of a better word, doubt myself. It's not a very long period of time, maybe a day or two. Then I remember why I do what I do and I snap back into my usual state of mind.
I wrote this song no where near Berklee. I actually changed the bridge over my vacation. Why I was thinking about this stuff on vacation, I don't know. Nothing can go wrong on vacation! Haha! Anyway, here's the new bridge:
I'm trying to keep
My mind over the matter
I'm trying to keep
My eyes on the shore
I don't want to continue
Falling off the ladder
No, I don't
Want to hit the floor
As soon as I get something better than a computer microphone, I'll post better recordings. Which will hopefully be sooner rather than later. But for now, this will have to do.
It's really cool to see how the bridge develops; just changing those few lines adds more poetry to that section.
Glad you're back on the optimistic side of things - going home can be good for that. Hard to believe you actually went somewhere with more snow though.
FWIW, the phrase 'better' is a completely subjective and pointless term; the real question is do you enjoy it and want to keep doing it. That said, I'm sure the Berklee environment doesn't exactly help reduce how competitive everything feels.
Enjoy the rest of your break (if it's still going?). I look forward to the next version of doubt.
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