Why Musicians Like You Need To Create Something Different To Go To the Next Level

I always read a weekly blog from J Michael Dolan who runs Music Connection in Van Nuys California.
Mike always has an article that gets you out of yourself to create a song, a riff or a music business that will take you and your audience some where else. Always inspiring. That's why I'm going to include one of his last blog posts that are motivating and basically telling you to get off yer' ass and do something. Don't just sit there playing the same music. If you play blues see about going and seeking out some jazz players in your city to give your playing a different ride so to speak.


I watched an interview as well tonight with Eagles great Don Henley. His new album called After Hours goes into the jazz area. He also talked about never stopping creating because that's what he loves. Even if you're having a bad day or a bad cold like me right now, keep on creating. I'm going to include Michael's short blog post here which to me is highly important. I think if you subscribe to his blog as well, you'll get a lot out of it. And so will your band. Okay, here's Michael's post and just so you know you can't always know what's best for your band, but to keep on creating and drawing from sources you never thought possible.


J Michael Dolan


CHOOSE ONE (Read time 1:09)


 We stand alone at this very moment right on the edge of an unknown future which is staring us right back in the face, waiting for us to make the next move. And at this instant there are only two choices:


1) Reach back in the past and cast out a huge safety net into the future, confidently confirming what we already know.
2) Step into the “unknown” and create something new, out of the endless field of all possibilities.


Most opt to reach back and repeat the past. Creating ORDINARY, again and again. It’s safer, proven, time-tested, familiar and often very profitable. That’s why music and art is so repetitive, and products and services are mostly copycats. And often, those who have plenty of “experience,” those that think they “know” just fool themselves into thinking they’re creating something new—but they’re not. They’re just refreshing the same screen over & over again.


However the true, crazy, creative artist and the brave, genius entrepreneur stand on the edge of that same moment of choice, knowing that reaching back for the safety net of the past will only bring frustration and failure, no matter how much profit could be gained. And they courageously step into the unknown (with often reckless abandon) and create something new, something different, something EXTRAORDINARY.


So here you stand, alone at this very moment, right on the edge of the unknown future, which is staring right back at you, waiting for you to make the next move. Will you reach back for the safety net of the past? Or will you create your future (your destiny) from the quantum field of all possibilities?


“The biggest obstacle to
creativity, innovation and freedom is
the false idea that "I know." —Anand






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Thank's to Michael J Dolan.