Always a good sign when you wake up the next morning, listen to the song you recorded last night and cry because it hits you so hard
Music is the best therapy
It is SO much fun to finally get back to writing lyrics and doing vocal work
I was so wrapped up in beat making for so long - and I totally loved it and had a blast - but getting back on the mic and having fun using my voice as an instrument on the DAW has been SO refreshing
Seeing what AI has done to music is heartbreaking
But I'm still glad I learned my skills the old school way - that's a skillset I can enjoy for the rest of my life
It's like learning how to navigate before GPS, or how to spell before spell check
I don't need no AI
Pretty much 100% of UFC fighters enter the ring to either (a) heavy metal or (b) hip-hop
These are HANDS DOWN the HARDEST genres around
Best for making WAR music
All my life I have been pretty much a 100% hip-hop guy
I barely listen to ANYTHING else - nothing else hits NEARLY as hard for me, and it never will
I've tried to study and understand this - what is it that I'm so drawn to?
It's just so damn HARD
Gives me that STANK FACE
Doesn't matter how good the AI gets it will never possess the passion, soul or inflection of voice that a real human being brings to the table when it comes to music
Now that AI is here I know I could use it to make my visions into reality with music videos
But I just can’t be bothered to engage with it
I just can’t get into it
Dude I have been making music for over 30 years now
Blow my mind when I think about it
Took many seasons off throughout my life, was off and on, but I always came back to it
Never blew up, never got the recognition I wanted but I still love making music - it's it's own reward
All my life I have been chasing things: first it was women then grades, money, assets, status etc
Been grinding hard for 30 years since going away to university at age 19 in 96
But now I have reached this weird place where the drive and motivation has finally subsided, I am no longer driven to grind or chase goals, build, sacrifice, etc
I have what I want, I am satisfied, the running/grinding period of my life is finally over
I have a beautiful wife and 3 teenage daughters and have made enough money that I am happy w my lot in life and could now very happily sail off into the sunset; my focus is now on helping my kids start their lives
It has been the weirdest psychological transition I have ever adapted to: I am no longer all in my head, planning, worrying about future, etc; now I’m just PRESENT, enjoying life moment to moment, slowing down and just LIVING
My mom told me when she retired that one of her favourite parts of life is just waking up, taking it slow and enjoy a coffee for a solid hour each morning, no rush, no sweat; I 100% agree
It’s funny when I was younger I had all these grandiose dreams and aspirations about what I wanted in life, but now I’m sitting here in my back yard touching grass w coffee in hand and sun on my face and wondering what could possibly be better than this