IMAGE – Part 2: Know Thyself

After a brief and totally undeserved hiatus, I return to the subject of Image.

This is an unavoidable truth, not just in this business, but any creative business. People want a way to package and commodify whatever artistic endeavour they are presented with. We all have an innate need to generalize. This is the crux of the issue. You can try and fight it, or try and find a way to use it to your advantage.

The best way of playing it, in my mind, is to know what your band and your music truly are. Don’t try and force yourself to write a certain way or perform a certain way. Just do what comes naturally. Write songs you love. Perform them with that same love. No one will be convinced your music is great if you aren’t convinced yourself. You can’t sell anything you wouldn’t buy yourself.

When all is said and done, your personal view of your music will always differ from the opinion of the general public, so try not to let it get the best of you. There’s no way to control the mob; at best you can try and give them a bit of direction.

Short entry this week to warm myself up.
Hope I can keep it rolling better from here on out.