plhogan wrote:MiddleEarthCrisis wrote:plhogan wrote:My shorter version: don't be a fruity hipster and act like you don't care what other people think. Everybody wants people to like their music or they'd have a different passion.
So when you and your band write/put together a song do you actually ask each other "do you think people are going to like this?" or "what can we change so people will like this more?"
If that's the case, it sounds to me like a miserable way to go about things.
Also, I would think that the majority of innovation/expansion throughout music history came about from the opposing mindset.
No, that would be fucking stupid. But that's the fruity hipster shit I'm talking about, you've created a false dichotomy where it's either "I don't give a fuck what anyone thinks!" or it's "let's only make passionless pre-chewed pop music". It's obviously somewhere in between, and different musicians are at different points on a spectrum between not giving a fuck and making boring music.
Although it seems like you understand what we're saying and it just "rubs you the wrong way" to say you care what other people think. That will fade with time.
If you knew anything about me I think "fruity hipster" is the one of the last phrases you would use to describe me.
As little as I care about what others think of my music, I care far less about your opinion of it for you too, will fade with time.
