Nyx, I want to ask you a question, and in turn, ask yourself as well. Do you enjoy making music? I for one enjoy the cool stuff you do, but what really matters is if you do. I personally don't cry whenever I draw something, or even voice for something, but I've been known to tear up when listening to a beautiful piece of music. I just want you keep your chin up if you have any doubts. Your an amazing person Nyx! :}
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A few thoughts I have on this.
The first, a lack of tools. How does one make anything without tools? If one has no musical training, the jump to making music very large. If one has no way of representing their music to others, the music goes nowhere. And most importantly, the knowledge of how to use those tools. Without that it's as good as not having them at all.
Secondly there is the lazy response, one I personally find no merit in: "Some people just have no ____ talent." While it's true that some people have a better sense of rhythm than others, it doesn't mean that some people can't make music. Sure, it's harder and takes more of a commitment, but it's still doable.
Other possibilities that are rather self explanatory: lack of motivation, lack of commitment/patience, fear of failure, lack of time/money, and being intimidated by others' music are just a few.
There is the very sobering truth that if there is no way to get one's art to others, it can't change them. Or they get their art out there and are told that it's "bad." They pour everything into it, and no one replies that they like it. Or it just sits there ignored, they decide it isn't worth the time, and stop.
I could also go about answering the question in reverse. Instead answer the question, "Why do people make things?" Specifically in relation to art. That question has possibly even more possible responses than yours.
But bigger than that. Is there even a void to begin with? Sure, great art is great by definition, but if all art is great, is any art great? If every song "lifted the soul, pierced the heavens' and people's hearts," would we notice the difference?
There is a void until someone fills it, and whether or not one can fill it is all beyond one's control.
Thing is, this question was brought up in part by the question, "Why do people make things?" -- and only about 3 out of 20-something of us were doing this for a far greater cause than money. There's a full thread on the Audio Forums, titled "What compels you to make music?", which goes in the same vein as that question you asked......... you can see the responses for yourself.
Well i am thinking of my music making as a stairwell, at first i just wanted to improve my skills and my primary objective was to get myself liking my songs and thinking they were worthwhile listening to, that took me to my current position here where i am trying to get people to hear and review my works. My objective is to be heard because if people dont listen to my songs then there is no point in aiming at inspiring others, most works just get ignored unless you have a solid fan base.
So now i am focusing in participating in every contest there is to try to get a bigger fan base and finally being sure i am being heard without having to make 5 or 6 reviews to others and asking them to review back (works about 10% of the times i tried).
Money? Sure why not! Most of the people that use NG are under 25 or 26 age and dont have much money so having unexpected money pop in for live gigs or NG contests is great but i personally dont see it as the main objective.
Once i get over this step and reach the you are in the stairwell im hoping to still be fired up to making music and not feel like there is a void to fill...that would be a bummer.
Keep making music because fans love your songs, "critics" love your songs proved by your acomplishment in the NGADM and mostly because YOU love to write songs, it is quite obvious in your songs.
Cheers!
You know I will, Divo. You know I will. x
kaffekane
I think it's mainly because of everyone and their brother on here thinking that they can be an artist (like all the good ones that actually are). I know I don't produce much of anything worthwhile. Why not?
Well, for starters, I'm very--VERY ill-practiced at most every art form that does exist. I can catch on easy; learning is a talent of mine, but it is a learning based on precocity and self-experimenting experience, not one from an in-depth and comprehensive environment. That, and my standards for my art are too goddamn high. I really need to fix that problem.
Sure, I'd love to do more. I'd also love to have the knowledge of how to use all my tools. But that, since there isn't an environment that I can learn in other than experience, will all only chalk up to experimentation, an exercise that I have zero patience for.