I am not a local musician

I am just "A" musician.

I was just thinking that I get tired of listening to musicians complain about the "local scene" and blame everyone but themselves for their issues with this entity they call "local scene". I say this because for - well...for years I was one of those musicians. I probably was one of the main complainers for quite a bit. I blamed bands that in my opinion didn't put enough work into the entirety of their performance for the lack of support the cities musicians in general experienced. The more I think about it, I was completely wrong. The problem isn't the "local scene", it's the whole idea that there even exists such a collection of people.

There only exists 2 entities in this subject that matter: musicians, and those who listen to music. People who crave entertainment are going to go pay for what they like. You could generalize and say that one particular city likes one particular type of music, but most likely you would be horribly incorrect. People IN GENERAL like all types of music, all types of bands, in all types of formats. Some like rock, country, rap, reggae, electronica, drum and bass, trance, techno, etc. etc. etc. And some like MANY of these genres. Some like to hear originals - some like to hear covers of other peoples originals. Some people just like to drink while something above 100 decibels is blaring in the background. You can't generalize "what people like". Some people like every kind of music, and some only like 1. Generally societies don't segregate based on musical preference.

And so there inlays my point for the day - It's really quite simple: If you create music, and you place it in front of people who are entertained by it - they will pay you for it.

I hope any musician reading this can find some inspiration and some hope from my simple epiphany. You can make music people want to listen to. The important thing to remember, is it's not their fault if they don't like it.