but i'm still not a cannibal despite the vicious rumors to the contrary...

 

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Seems I'm unmasked.
 

To be honest, it has never been my goal to be a star or even make a living with music. I remember my biggest dream was to have my own studio at home were I could write and record what I wanted when I wanted. That dream has come true for me thanks to technology. When I was growing up in the 80's a nice studio would have cost $50,000 easy. Now days I'm very content with life. I would like to try and get some songs in music libraries, but that's as far as my dreams go. I have no interest in pleasing anyone but myself, and you just can't get far with that way of thinking. I believe music is an art...it's a passion. It's something I feel compelled to do. Performing is a completely different thing. I have never wanted or cared to be an entertainer. The bug does return from time to time to play live, but it's a totally selfish thing.

 
This pretty much sums me up to a tee, Clint; I couldn't have said this much better.  From the day I picked up my first electric guitar, I wasn't really wanting to be a star, I only wanted to write, record and go into the studio.  It just wasn't at all possible in the 80's unless you had a following and were in a descent band.
 

Beepster
but i'm still not a cannibal despite the vicious rumors to the contrary...

 

So if you accidentally ate a clown, would it taste funny?

If "music production goals" includes all aspects from the day I started playing then I would have to list many, many goals that I had in a 50 yr span.
I limited my previous post to goals I hoped could be achieved and why by using a DAW.
 
My main goal since the first time I picked up a guitar to produce music was to learn how to play it...and still. The reason is simple; I enjoy playing one. Nothing else such as recording or stardom has ever been a priority.
Many, many experiences such as recording studios, bands and gigging were just "take 'em or leave 'em" to me. As long as they were fun I was good to go until the day I decided I was much more content with just a guitar. Thirty yrs plus of trying to please others was enough so back to the main reason and main goal I had set at an early age.
 
 
 

I echo many of the sentiments already stated. 
 
I play and write music because I must. It is an intrinsic part of who I am. Whether other people like what I do or how I do it, matters not to me.
 
I totally enjoy my time with music. Whether it's creating and writing a brand new song or simply playing an older one and listening to music of others who are doing likewise.
 
I aspire to be the best I can through study, application, practice, and interfacing with others who share the same likes and pursuits in life..... this thing we call MUSIC.
 
As with most musicians, I would do this totally for free, regardless. I have played more than my share of "free gigs" paying the costs to get there out of my pocket. Kind of a labor of love sort of thing.  The old adage of who would take $5000 worth of gear, load it into a $20,000 van to drive 100 miles to play for $20? A musician of course.
 
So that same basic principle now applies to the music I do today. I have a relatively decent home studio where I spend inordinate amounts of time (according to my wife) to produce the best sounding possible music I can, for a very small handful of people to ever hear...... which I then load on my MP3 player, so I can listen to what I consider to be good music as I go through my daily activities.
 
In recent years, several other people have begun to agree with me that there might be something to some of this music I have written and produced through the years. Several music publishers with good track records and accolades on their walls have signed a number of my songs and musical cues for use in commercial endeavors. At the current time, I'm still waiting for the proverbial ship to come in laden with gold and spices and other sorts of goodies....until that happens, I keep working on perfecting the craft of music production and song writing and searching for the next golden opening line for the next song.

yorolpal
Aren't we reading it right now, Mosh?? ;-)

Nope. Not even close. You get a lot of snipets of what I'm about, and folks kinda think they know me, but in the end, it doesn't matter to me if they do or they don't.
 
It's all become ... what have you done for me lately, and most of these folks have no idea what the art and the words mean, and specially when there was a time, when your only hope and prayer, were those words.
 
Trust me, I'm not waiting for Godot, anymore than I am Craig, or Bapu, to wake up from their posting slumbers!

That's good, ol pal. Cause Godot ain't comin:-)

Moshkiae


folks kinda think they know me, but in the end, it doesn't matter to me if they do or they don't.
 

So...you're not a Polynesian Go-Go Dancer?

Well, I must hope to move music in a different direction.

 
Okay, some days I am just funny!