Don't put an expectation on the music.
If you've had success, this can seem hard to do.
But your best work comes from the flow of feeling, not thinking.
Let your present emotions speak to the music.
Gems will come from there.
Too much expectation and not enough presents will stop you from lyric writing.
Just locking in as if it's a diary on how I feel day to day has produced some of my best work.
Maintain the practice. Stay present.
Zinedine Zidane on Jude Bellingham scoring against Panama:
🗣️ “This is why I believe Jude Bellingham is the best midfielder in the world right now. The biggest players always deliver on the biggest stage, and once again he's stepped up when England needed him.”
“He doesn't just control games—he decides them. Goals, leadership, composure... he has everything you want from a world-class midfielder.”
“If Bellingham continues performing like this, don't just talk about England winning the World Cup. Start talking about him being the best player in the tournament.”
James Blake took to his Instagram story to call out the state of the music industry's metrics, one by one.
"Can't trust a review because blogs/mags stopped making money so journalists now get paid off by labels…can’t trust a comment section…YouTube numbers…streaming numbers…Can’t even trust a song that was made by human beings,” he wrote. Read his full note below.
@jamesblake concluded with a message to artists: "You're probably doing better than you think."