{"id":138,"date":"2012-06-23T17:19:38","date_gmt":"2012-06-24T00:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog\/?p=138"},"modified":"2012-06-23T17:19:38","modified_gmt":"2012-06-24T00:19:38","slug":"what-a-girl-wants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/23\/what-a-girl-wants\/","title":{"rendered":"What a girl wants&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I once had a conversation with a good friend where she asked, in regards to my musical aspirations, whether I wanted to be rich and famous or whether I wanted to make good music that touches people. My immediate reaction was, &#8220;Why can&#8217;t I choose both?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The topic of making money off of making art is one that I suspect will be popular and controversial as long as there are artists, and I doubt anything I have to say would add new points to the conversation. But what I did want to add to my conversation with <em>you<\/em> is a little about my motivations.<\/p>\n<p>Or, rather, what it is I want beyond making good music that means something to you, and why I want that.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d be a liar if I said I didn&#8217;t suspect I&#8217;d enjoy being rich. And if I could do that doing something I love and not having to give up my integrity (personal or artistic), that would be pretty cool.<\/p>\n<p>But what I really want is this:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I want to pay for my rather modest bills and &#8220;lifestyle&#8221; without wondering whether or not I can make it month-to-month.<\/li>\n<li>I want to have a little extra to give to good causes, buy gifts for loved ones, and support other artists by buying their stuff or attending their shows.<\/li>\n<li>I want to have enough fans to warrant\/fund a tour so I can see my friends scattered around the world when I play in their cities.<\/li>\n<li>I want to afford to record and release new songs into the wild regularly, because there <em>are<\/em> fans scattered all over and I don&#8217;t want people to feel like you have to be in my city to enjoy my music.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That&#8217;s it.<br \/>\nNo gold-lined swimming pools or expensive cars.<br \/>\nNo bling or mansions.<br \/>\nI don&#8217;t even, as I said, have plans to change from my current lifestyle (which, in rough times, can be paid for with an unemployment check).<\/p>\n<p>Here I am showing off my sufficient wealth. I was just swimming around it in earlier.\u00c2\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Picture-1387-sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-139\" title=\"Me and my millions\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Picture-1387-sm-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Amber and some ones\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Picture-1387-sm-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Picture-1387-sm.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I want to make good music.<br \/>\nI want to connect with you and, hopefully, make your life a little bit of a better place. (I know music has done that for me personally.)<br \/>\nI want to have the time and energy to give the music (and, through that, you) the best I can, to give it what it deserves. (I make that time now, and push through when the energy isn&#8217;t there&#8230;I&#8217;m not complaining&#8230;It&#8217;s part of what I do and what it means to do this&#8230;)<br \/>\nAnd, like most people, I think it would be awesome if I could be one of those people whom you point out when telling people &#8220;Do what you love and the money will follow.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>So, I&#8217;m going to keep making music I believe in.<br \/>\nI&#8217;m going to keep putting myself out here (online, at shows) to connect with you.<br \/>\nAnd I&#8217;m going to do that regardless of whether or not I am rich and famous.<br \/>\nBut now you know, when you pay cover at a show or buy something from us, what the money is for.<br \/>\nSorry, not hookers and cocaine. More like practice spaces and recording. Or cat food and rent.<br \/>\nMaybe not as sexy, but you can always write some fanfic and pretend otherwise if that&#8217;s important to you. Haha!<\/p>\n<p>Now, time for me to go show support to another local artist. Cos I&#8217;m a fan of that \ud83d\ude09<br \/>\nxxx<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I once had a conversation with a good friend where she asked, in regards to my musical aspirations, whether I wanted to be rich and famous or whether I wanted to make good music that touches people. My immediate reaction was, &#8220;Why can&#8217;t I choose both?&#8221; The topic of making money off of making art is one that I suspect will be popular and controversial as long as there are artists, and I doubt anything I have to say would add new points to the conversation. But what I did want to add to my conversation with you is a little about my motivations. Or, rather, what it is I want beyond making good music that means something to you, and why I want that. 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