When I was 21 I moved to Tokyo, I learned japanese at temple diagaku & I was a waiter in Ebisu a few nights a week to pay my bills or I would buy bootleg bathing ape and send back to america and trade the money to buy records . I lived in a dorm so I only went to love hotel if some one else paid , it was usually married ladies I met at this resteraunt I worked at . it was pretty simple life. between jobs and school I played pick up basketball, joined a boxing club (thats where I got the black eye) and went to bars when I had extra cash .. but mostly I spent a lot of time just walking around tokyo alone for hours getting lost and then found .. finding the beauty in all the wabi sabi everywhere. I even saved up enough money working that I pressed my first demo I made on my computer onto dub plate vinyl .I took them back to america to play.. I was feeling wiser and weathered being s student of this city .. it’s been over twenty years and this city still surprises me every time with the same beauty and harmony in mundane walks down empty streets at sunset but can turn into a the heaviest of raves a few hours later . This time it was special because I got to show my dad and sons a lil bit of what I love about this crazy town .
6 Lessons From Marcus Aurelius On Overcoming Adversity:
1. View everything as an opportunity
2. Use it to do good for others
3. Cultivate an inner citadel
4. Take it action by action
5. Prepare for the worst
6. Focus exclusively on what is in your power
One recurring nightmare that haunts me is being the DJ at a massive event, only to suddenly forget how to properly spell the name of the next song I'm trying to play.
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If just #tunecore, #CDBabay and #DistroKid joined forces they could compel Spotify to pay their artists the royalties they earned by sound recordings that streams less than 1,000 times. They should collaborate on behalf of the world's DIY constituency.
my advice to any new & upcoming artist is perfect ur craft first, business second. i didn’t make a single dollar the first 5 years of producing and had to support myself w an accounting job. once i had enough success i quit, and even then it took years for me to be successful.. i had a roommate in chicago until march last year and still don’t make $ on production shows.. rome wasn’t built in a day