Music has a funny way of ignoring logic. At some point, I stopped asking whether this was a sensible thing to do — and started asking why not.
On paper, spending years building songs that nobody has heard yet probably doesn't make a lot of sense. There are easier hobbies. Easier ways to spend your time.
But every time I thought about walking away from it, I found myself back in the same place.
Making music.
I've never been interested in chasing a moment.
A viral video.
A quick win.
Thirty seconds of attention.
What interests me is building something that lasts. The artists I love most didn't matter to me because they had one good month. They mattered because they kept showing up. They made records people carried with them. They built bodies of work that meant something.
That's what I'm trying to do. Not because I think it's the easiest path. Because it's the one that feels worth taking.
So why not?
- Why not spend the extra time on the song?
- Why not care deeply about the details?
- Why not build something slowly?
- Why not make the records you've always wanted to make?
That's what this is. A decision to stop waiting and see how far it can go.