Day 14: Freedom

Hey guys,
I am glad to report, that I now have a facebook. :) Also, I have had a lot of time to think... And music has been on my mind quite a bit... I really want to get into pro recording studios and learn what I can do and maybe even play around a little to see what I can design. Music is art, and that's why I treat it so delicately. I can spend weeks at a time just writing a verse to one of my songs. And, sometimes, even after working day in and day out on a song, I'll throw it away. And when I record stuff its even crazier... I will not accept anything thats offbeat or not easy to listen to. I don't release anything or perform for anybody untill I know 100% I have it down. That's why a rockstar's real career name is "recording artist" (obviously also a performer)... But that says a lot, and I don't live up to anything less than the label. When I record... It has to be art. It has to provoke a strong feeling... It has to inspire... It has to.. Pop. So, for all you artists who read this, keep this in mind the next time you hit the studio or stage... It's not always talent... It's the art. :). Afterall, who buys talent? Ha, ur born with that... People buy art. Art THEY like. So to be a successful musician, remember that it isn't the artist that makes himself famous... It's his or her connection with the crowd, and the fans that support the artist. That's why I love my fans so much. My entire career is dead without them. In my mind, every single person who clicks "be a fan" button on reverbnation becomes part of my family. Their willing to help me, so I'm always willing to return the favor. Simple as that. Every song I write is for them to connect with, enjoy, and have a little peice of my life in there too. My hard work is for them. For me too... But mostly them. I feel like I'm letting them down if I don't give my 110% for them... So, you better believe I'll go as far as to give my 111% for them 101% of the time. 24/7/365. :)... I want to make a difference in the world and start something completely unheard of in the music industry that will change the world, and millions of lives. (for the good). But anyway... Freedom. What about it? Well, it's a tool. A tool to do anything you want with. We all have it. The freedom to think. To create. To Imagine. To speak. To feel. To choose. Etc. But how many of us actually use it to its full potential? Truth is: not many. "but I live my life to the fullest, Thomas!" -_- yeaah, no. Lol. Another truth: we all have the freedom to design our dreams, and actually live them. You are free to step up to the top of the pyramid and have the WORLD at your feet... In your hands. Imagine that. The world isn't a weight on your shoulder. It's just a ball of clay that we all can shape. What we make it is up to us. We have a chance to go so much further at every level. We have the freedom of knowledge... Friends... Hands to build with. Are your hands building? Think about that. Are you active in making the fullest of who you are and the limitless things you can do? Ha, imagine if WE ALL did it TOGETHER. It'd be a REVOLUTION! A new ERA for that matter!... Or... Are your hands destroying? Are they sitting at home, unhappy to learn at school? Unhappy to go to a 9-5 job? Unhappy to have to help the next stranger who could use your help? Think about it. But destruction is retrogressive... A limit. It's slavery. So... I'm free... Are you? We were born to do anything. And anything is possible. So lets do everything. As a team. Lets use our freedom to help out someone new... Lets use our freedom to make that left out person in the corner have a friend and finally smile. Lets build a nation wide team! America... The U.S.A... That's a big name. But who built that name? WE DID!... And a big name was to signify a land of BIG things. BIG ideas. BIG concepts. BIG dreams... BIG success. So what are we waiting for?!?! Let's make America what we imagined and planed it to be! It's up to YOU... ME... US. don't ever forget it. Do this for yourself. It's YOUR world. :) Haha, just imagine the possibilities. And it's all because of the freedom we all have. Even in desperate times. Well, good night everyone. And remember, Anything Is Possible.
Signing off,
Thomas Thomas II