The Three F's of Creativity: The Artists Guide to Not Giving A F*ck
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- Опубліковано 15 лис 2023
- Howdy! Today I wanted to share my core philosophy in the age of AI and existential dread so that you can give less f*cks and make more cool stuff.
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I really needed this video this morning. Your videos always tend to resonate with me. I doubt myself a lot with my music and i feel like its too niche and i'm trying to make it too perfect. I notice that the more i try to acheive this, the more sterile it becomes. You've inspired me to get off the couch and make music, and focus on the primary objective of it being personal expression, a lot. Thank you.
Superb video, Cameron!
Those last 4 in your list ~1:45 esp as a triple threat, I hate myself , I hate my work and I decided to be an expert at photography, mussic, and technical illustration. fuck me.
oh yeah and a healthy dose of undiagnosed ADHD until i was 40
Brother I was about to make a list about this for myself legit....this is why I follow you or one reason anyway we definitely think alike ur list is bang on for me! No coincidences!
The best art advice I found was a tumblr story of this girl in someone's art class doing a very pink and glitter style art piece, which was not the teacher's cup of tea, and the critique the teacher gave her was that he didn't hate it. It was too safe. I'm butchering this, but essentially the teacher went on to say something like "There is no piece of art that will please everybody, so if you don't know who like your work, make sure the haters LOATHE it" or something, it might've been more like "create what makes you happy and don't try to please the people who will never like it by holding back". The girl came in the rest of the semester or year and just had the most avant garde bright pink and peacock-feather pieces since that, and the teacher was both disgusted and proud.
So yeah, if you can't think of someone who will like what you're doing, think of someone who won't like it and make that person hate it, or create for you.
that's definitely a lovely advice.
best artwork is polarising, and the hateful crowd can even help the promotion, lol
What an awesome teacher, though. Few people are so over themselves that they can go: I don't like it, but that doesn't mean that it's bad and that you shouldn't like it. It means that you should lean into it to attract people who have sensibilities similar to yours.
i never knew art teachers existed that actually respected art. i firmly believe that the only “bad” art, is the art that makes you feel nothing, and even then, thats only from your pov.
I saw that post too, it's one of my favourite tumblr posts because the advice is just amazing
Oh my god I never thought of it that way, thanks for sharing, that's so sick
I needed to hear this, even though, deep down, we all know it lol. For me the biggest challenge has been my contemporaries, the creators I evolved with, spoke with and shared music and creativity with, have mostly all given up, moved on, and seem busy with other stuff, despite my belief in their massive talent. Eventually the dream of being a blip on the indie scene dies, then the dream of getting double digit likes on any one youtube video upload dies, then you reach this point where the years of being told you're talented start to feel almost like a betrayal. That coupled with feeling like a complete hack sometimes, and being in complete flow other times, with ideas that just flow and meld into eachother perfectly, and you'd do anything just to be able to get back into that flow state, listens and listeners be damned. And of course that just makes the flow state even harder to catch, like a butterfly that can teleport.
Honestly I often feel the same.
Yet I think a lot of influential or just great artists/people in general where not well liked or thought of in their time.
Vang Gogh, Nick Drake and such became known only after their death. I think Kafka met some similiar fate and even Mozart died poor as he tried being an independent artist.
I think about the art that has inspired me to make my music back when I started.
One artist in particular NMZS (German Rap)
was a huge catalyst for me, seeking out this passion und really sticking to it.
He got "famous" only after his suicide for example.
The point I'm trying to make is:
Creative People do what they do because they try to connect essences (of things, people, themselves whatever).
Yet I think we'll always feel watched more, than we like and seen less than we'd wish.
And once the art is disconnected from the living artist and has found its' bed in its' respective time it isn't about the artist anymore but about what they made and why they did it.
If you catch my drift.
I think the mistake is seeing music as a way to get fame and recognition. The odds are so stacked against you that 99.9% of people with that ambition wil feel like they've failed.
Just make music that you like. That's what it's all about.
@@robinr22 I totally agree with that, but for me that's not the problem, so much as online feedback is the only interaction I have with my music - I make electronica, chiptunes and breakcore/drum and bass, and have very few friends, and none who are into that sort of thing locally. Round here it's mostly metalheads and goth rockers if it's not r+b/pop/rap. I miss the messageboards and laid back style of the earlier Internet. Sure, there are still music comminuties about, but it all just seems to be about promotion and numbers. Having everything be mediated by a computer, a platform, and in most cases, a self-inserted, self-interested third party (or at the very least a capricious algorythm), is kinda dehumanizing and leaves me feeling disconnected from my roots.
@@SquareWaveHeaven it's an interesting point. in divide-and-conquer kind of way i think it's way more fulfilling to have 100 fans in tiny community that have 10000 across the globe. and mey even be easier to achieve.
sadly i don't really know how to do that without live performances, it seems like nowadays exist two extremities in music - liveshows, where everything physical, and you can have eye contact with everyone, but the music has no place to be nische since you'll just have too small of a crowd to fill a venue. or pure online, where even nischest of nisches can be filled with 100000's of people even if only 0.001% of general populis would like your stuff, but leaves you feel isolated.
i think most reminiscent of early internet laid-back feel nowadays exists in delibirately tiny comunities. dunno, maybe key is small fandoms of obscure shit, lol.
@@SquareWaveHeaven that is difficult and I totally appreciate the desire to make connections through music. I'd imagine having someone like and respond to your music is a powerful thing, for sure. But for me, I'm only really making music for it to be something I'm happy with. Occasionally I stick something on UA-cam but really just so I feel like I finished it. I don't care if anyone else likes it and I'm not making it for anyone else. Maybe it's easier to think like that - that, ultimately, it's music for you, made by you and so it's only what you think that counts.
That said, just had a quick listen to your channel - I like what you're doing!
Man. I can’t tell you how much this inspired me. A couple days ago I was sitting on my 12 song album feeling like it was all garbage after working on it over a year. After this video, I finished it in a couple days and feel really happy with it. Thank you.
Now time to publish it!
Let us know when it’s out man so we can delight our senses
I’ve also been working on a 12 song album and last week decided not to keep trying to get other people involved. Now I’m re-recording it without that thought in my head.
Odd timing for a video
Respect for writing a full album and not just an endless stream of 2 track EPs.
@@fixedguitar47Did the same a year ago and it is really a fulfilling adventure! Keep on creating, no matter what!
“You exist somewhere as a sh***ier version of multiple things, and by being that sh***ier version, you are ultimately you, and the more you express that, the more you become a dot on someone else’s map to be a shi****er version of.” - Venus Theory
I laughed out loud when I hear these rough, but wise words! The sentiment reminds me of the Conan O’Brien quote cited in Austin Kleon’s ‘Steal Like an Artist’: "It is our failure to become our perceived ideal that ultimately defines us and makes us unique.”
This isn't just philosophy for your musical work, it's a philosophy for life.
Wtf are u talking about
Music is life.
LOL
Thank you so much.
Im sitting here alone in my studio recording vocals. They are my biggest hurdle in my music making. Ive gotten comments like, you should collaborate with a singer. But that has never been of any interest to me. I wanna make music with my voice. So I keep working with my voice. Videos like this keeps my spirit up on this long journey. Im gonna keep coming back to this video to remind my self. Music is everything to me but it is still just music.
Same here. I even paid someone to re-record my vocals and while he was technically a much better singer, the end result just didn't meet my vision for the song. At the end of the day, as ordinary as it is, I prefer my own voice lol.
Pro tip: layer your vocals, it's been a game changer for me. If u align them properly and add effects, u almost can't tell. Also, try using harmonies, as well as background strings that play the same note you're trying to sing 👌
As a teenager The Smashing Pumpkins was my favourite band. It was interesting to hear Billy Corgan in a recent interview say how much of a torture it was for him to record vocals for those albums I considered masterpieces...
best of luck man
People giving advice that doesn't take into account the artist's own goals can be sincere but still suggesting things that will just push you out of the path to what you actually want (and need) to do.
I'm with you here. Vocals are my definite weakness. If I compare my earliest music to current, Yes, I've gotten better and I will be the first to admit when I release a new song with my vox, that yes, I still suck, but it's me and that's the way it is. I think it ruins my songs, but that's OK. My wife and dog will listen to my stuff. Keep going my friend. Art is art. Why be like everyone else. Be unique. That's my mantra.
This is like the positive version of the grind mindset.
Im trying to bevone more aware of my perfectionism, trying to use it as a tool and not a detonator of anxiety episodes. Mostly because i tend to taint other people's effort with it, and getting angry when they dont see the things as I do, but im getting there.
Life sure is a painful process, but as long as we let our errors teach us, we'll be fine... For the most part.
Great video and great mindset.
Reminds me one of the greatest, most encouraging philosophical declarations of all time:
"I'M UGLY AND I'M PROUD!!!"
Thanks, VT.
You’ve perfectly put into words all the thoughts and conclusions I’ve came to about being an artist throughout my career.
My favorite point you made was that we’ve all been so conditioned to impress others, we’ve forgotten the whole point of art: self expression. Lately I’ve been thinking that I don’t care anymore if people like it or not. I just need to publish my stuff so I’m not hanging on to that baggage anymore.
Yeah I feel you. I have so much stuff going on in my head, it just needs to get out, crappy or not. It's like a dam that needs to open
This is brilliant. My vote is to please keep making Venus Philosophy content ❤❤❤
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This is beautiful! Venus Philosophy is a public utility service. Keep sharing your thoughts with us.
I love how this channel is becoming more and more focused on realizing musical potential for aspiring artists. It's unique approach to self-help and philosophy for creators has been such a sorely needed niche, and I am glad to see you filling it.
Thanks, man.
Me and my friend call this the "fuck it, we ball" mentality
I took a long, LONG break from music because of self doubt. I decided to apply the "Three F's" philosophy and the result has been amazing. An entire album's worth of unfinished tracks got completed in the last few days. All there is left to do is clean it up and arrange the tracks.
Thank you for helping us. You have a great channel and we appreciate all you do!
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You showed up on my UA-cam feed a number of years ago when you were just doing plugin reviews. And I didn't like you, and I didn't know why exactly, but I think it's because you weren't seeing the value in what you yourself were doing, and it rubbed off on your videos. You were a big fake. Then you changed what kind of videos you do. You stopped telling me what this weeks Lo-Fi entry was. You started making real videos instead, with actual content that will still be relevant when plugins are a thing of the past. Now I look forward to seeing a new Venus Theory video. I don't even look for plugins anymore. I didn't like your old videos. Your new videos are amongst my favorites. Keep doing these.
Main character syndrome much?😂
@@DN-wy3ud In what way?
@@DN-wy3ud100% haha. Such a dickhead way of complimenting someone
I'm learning how to go through that same process now. How to be authentic to myself haha. Gotta try these three f's out!
@AardvarkDream you had a self centered opinion but I thought you finished strong in the end
Nearly three years ago, I crafted my album 'Sser' - a period I still cherish. In just two weeks, the three F's from the video coalesced, resulting in 20 amazing tracks. Nothing mattered and the music seemed to create itself. To this day, it remains my most awesome work in my opinion - sincere and uncompromising. And today this video helped me finalize a track I initially was unsure of, pushing me to move forward.
two years ago after getting my freshly finished album rejected i decided id stop giving a f***. This was the day my sound, style, uniqueness to myself truly blossomed. Ive yet to look back since that day. As an artists that creates for himself now, ive made the best music in my life. ❤
I'm in the marketing/promotion camp and also external validation camp. I'm plagued less with perfectionism because imperfection is beautiful. The creation process is so compelling and always something new to try, so I don't see myself throwing in the towel anytime soon, though the process of releasing something can be bittersweet
For me, making music started with DGAF. It was maybe 4th grade music class and the teacher was late or had to go to the office for something and I told my friends I'd written a song, so I sat down and started playing it. This was like the early 70s and I proceeded to play arpeggiated chords that had different rhythms and time signatures and I was happy with how it sounded. The reaction was that it was weird and didn't have a melody. I didn't care, I liked it. When my parents and siblings were out of the house, I'd put on records and work out the songs on the piano. In college, I took mushrooms and had to go lie down in my room because there were synths in my head and I knew as soon as I could afford it, I'd buy synths and start writing music to do the things I was hearing in my head. And I did. At one point years later, I took a year off and used my savings to write several albums worth of music.
No one much listens to my stuff except some IRL and online friends and acquaintances who've heard it. I don't have the skills or networking to actively promote my stuff and the point is to make it. And there's a few songs that have gotten strong emotional reactions, some tears, comments from a college friend I stay in touch with who tells me they still play my albums, my boss and several clients who put my music on sometimes as the office music. I feel this meets my criteria for success, along with the fact that I still enjoy listening to the last 20 years of my music.
And thanks for these videos.
Thank you for sharing this and I would love to listen to it someday
if you want to express yourself, you can't be working to impress other people. Wow, that hit home ❤
I love your channel because its encouraging for us more… pessimistic artists 😂 the ultra optimistic “here’s the morning routine you should do to be more creative!” type videos have always frustrated me lol but THIS is 👏🏼
"Fuck this, Fuck me, and Fuck you" has to be the most punchy, direct, memorable and straightforward advice that I've gotten when it comes to creating. It isn't that I haven't heard these same ideas reiterated in other videos about the creative process, but that your way of explaining it is so condensed, streamlined, and convincing. I can see myself quoting this or harkening back to it in times of doubt. It really is a positive reminder for those of us who tend to overthink
I have been watching you for a while, Cameron and I’m so glad you started making these new more cinematic (if that’s the right word?) videos on important themes for all of us. A lot of respect for your storytelling, editing, color grading and music skill!
Thank you for videos like this. I’ve been messing around for a couple years now with nothing to show for it, so giving up is always on the table, especially with all the other life obligations that get in the way.
But, I still have that small spark and desire to continue, I’ve gotten closer to what *I* actually want to make, and that’s something. Small videos like this help put things into perspective, so thank you again!
One of your best mate. Really needed this as a 58 year old musician and producer. Will watch this quite a few times. If you haven’t you and Mary spender should collaborate with each other. Both of you say such wisdom and inspiration that keeps me going. And if you ever want a cheap tropical holiday my wife and I would love to share our villa / studio with you any time in Koh samui.
61 here, and also keeps me going
Thank you, Venus Theory. Truly. It seems your name is Cameron? I rarely comment on YT vids, but I wanted to express my gratitude, for your level of emotional intelligence and your ability to articulate how we can all navigate the human experience and our creative pursuits well. You have the posture of a mental beast and this is something we all need to continue to grow and develop in, in a culture drowned out in noise and infatuated with the pursuit of vanity metrics. As my own expectations of my work have been met with crushing blows, leveled to the plane of reality, your videos and work have helped serve as a great heart-check and reminder as to why I'm doing what I simply love to do.
Thank you, Cameron.
Man, I love this. The honesty and authenticity is refreshing. Thanks for being a real human being.
Thank you so much! Just had a conversation yesterday about making music without a grid and how difficult it becomes to think out of the box as soon as you're inside. The Day before i talked with a friend and label owner about social media and how you spend 90% of your time creating social media content and 10% making music these days. Love your approach
A year or two ago I finally hit this point, and a submithub comment actually triggered it lol he called my song something like a weak/lame copy of other artists. So I started a new project with this mentality, and took my band/account name from that comment to remind me why I started this project
Thank you for all your videos btw, they've helped inspire me more than a few times this year alone
"You exist somewhere as a shittier version of multiple things, and by being that shittier version, you are ultimately 'you'. And the more you express that, the more you become a dot on someone else's map to be a shitter version of."
Damn.
You’re thoughts and videos are so invaluable to me, I can’t really put a price on the kindness and love that’s coming out of this, passion for people, for less suffering of a huge amount of people so that they can learn to not judge themselves and feel like they’re not alone in all the madness of their minds
I have a major case of ADHD. and anyone who actually knows what it's about, it's not the whole SQUIRREL syndrome, but rather the executive function of the brain shutting down, causing brain fog and decision fatigue which can sometimes even confusion from the inability to filter out all the options. So that's a huge reason why I haven't completed as much as I like. I think my shit rules and don't care if others done think so, but I just get "stuck" more on a neurological overload. I'm also starting to understand that the process of recording with a DAW is sometimes too visual. It's literally like making music using Photoshop, illustrator or video editing software. This in turn slows me down, as I came from the world of 4/8/16/24 track tape recording. And you didn't look at at the audio being created or edited in front of you. So I'm now creating music in a way that feels more photoshoppy. Which is rad for the details and magical things. But not rad when it comes to just gettin my stank on for a completed track. I'm most excellent on the guitar, but remedial on the keys. I prefer electronic based music over geeTars right now. But perhaps I should just play guitar riffs and ARA2 the fuck out of that shit for the initial draft at least.
" The best art advice I found was a tumblr story of this girl in someone's art class doing a very pink and glitter style art piece, which was not the teacher's cup of tea, and the critique the teacher gave her was that he didn't hate it. It was too safe. I'm butchering this, but essentially the teacher went on to say something like "There is no piece of art that will please everybody, so if you don't know who like your work, make sure the haters LOATHE it" or something."
EXACTAMUNDO - if people are talking about how shit it is and how much they hate it its being discussed viral, verbal whatever, AGAIN i'll use the journalism quotation "ANY PUBLICITY/CRITICISM GOOD OR BAD IS BETTER THAN NONE"
Thats why the likes of Marshall Mathers ( M+M) Is calling other "Real artists out on Social Media, because hes a faded as an oul sock and is trying to restore colour back into his life and career as an artist.
If he concentrated on his songwriting and not social media and re-invented himself he would be better off - maybe not financially but mentally.
anyway enougha bout that dick, good vid Cameron, think youve found ur MOJO again. keep up the good work 👍👊👍
I love how you cut through the bullshit and give real advice and meaning to people. Cheers.
All so true and great to hear you say it! I'm 65 years old, dabble with FL studio in a very amateurish way and have started to create pretty shitty simple stuff, but know what... I enjoy it so who cares if nobody else does?? Great philosophy lesson - keep it coming!
lack of ANY validation... We spend months writing, arranging, recording - as well as spending good $$ - and then putting it out into the world only to hear crickets. It's very deflating. We want to shout "WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?!?!" But we don't, instead we tear ourselves down and ultimately give up.
This came at a perfect time. I just spent 5 hours in my home studio listening to my "crappy" ideas, and finally thought, at 5 in the morning, I'm fucked, cause I'm stuck!". Almost 6 hours later, I listened to your words, and...Point Taken. Between a decades-long ago conversation with a favorite songwriter,,,Joan Armatrating, and Venus Theory's words, Fuck It. I'm just gonna pick ONE idea, and put it out there, REGARDLESS of appreciation, validation, or "studio sheen". I can roll with the reaction later...! Thank You!!!!
I don't know if everyone else here already have a space to share music, but it would be cool to recommend them, or even make our own. A discord or *something* where you *actually* put out what you make and give kind words to others that do. I believe in what Venus Theory is saying in this video, and I want us to really *act* on it.
Never have I been so uplifted from being told I am a shittier version of someone else! 😅
"Great art comes from this internal need to create and NOT a need to be validated. "
Thank you.
Dope
this just popped up, im currently studying the art of not goving a fuck, this really helped me out
Funny, today I just posted on my FB about how I love music production but loath the sharing music part. I've struggled to give less of an F, or care enough to not care too much since starting this music thing.
Only amateur musician but am a chef and this is a thing i can relate to, i guess any artist who create and expose their art will too. Beautifull video!!
I said 'Fuck this' systematically after 8 bars, for hundreds of project files. And I say 'Fuck me' almost every second.
What got me back into loving music creation and gear was saying 'Fuck goals'.
Good luck to all of those who struggle to have things done. This is hard time, just keep going, and achieve things nonetheless.
l=F :D
I ended projects with some people because they were too self conscious / insecure to simply let go and release a piece of music we believed in and had fun crafting. I'm too old to be judging every piece of art I try to produce. So I said "fuck it" a while ago and been doing my thing not a care in the world.
I recently added a tiny middle finger hand to a dedicated mic stand set facing me every time I play, practice or record. It serves as a stand in audience, a self humbler and a motivator all in one. Makes me laugh and literally minimizes the negativity.
6:20 I had to go back and look at this again because I thought I saw a robot peeing into a toilet, but I was wrong. Clearly this is a robot handyman screaming at whatever horror has clogged the toilet.
I did a dj set last Saturday.
I had a poor mindset, didn't want to be there, wasn't feeling the vibe. And I switched to a "F this, F them, and F me I'm terrible and I'm ganna get kicked out, but I'm ganna have fun"
And I played a terrible Dj set, horrible music selection, no coherence to vibe progression and energy. I just played what ever I wanted to hear and have fun experimenting playing weird music I like. Well I lost half the crowd, was a horrible dj set, but somehow when I finished, I was A surprised I didn't get cut-off B received more compliments than usual by other DJs, friends, and about as many complements as random crowd members usually give. So was good and nice to know I had fun, and some people too I guess.
But the double edge sword, is knowing I can put in work to make something really good, and it not being more valued than something I do to troll.
Topic hits home RN
Your videos are keeping me going in terms of doing music, thanks so much for the effort and truth you put into your vids.
F*ck yeah
That's the final F, once you deal with the first three in a healthy way
underrated comment
This is why I love punk music. A lot of it (with the exception of some pop punk) is about not giving a fuck about what other people are gonna say about you. Whether it’s a family member, a coworker, or even a significant other, if they’re trying to put you down, fuck ‘em. Cringe culture only exists to suppress artists and validate hating something because it’s not popular.
This is it, fuck it, it is what it is.
“All the god damn lofi plug ins” while lofi ambience drones in the background. 😂
I literally talked to my therapist about this today and suddenly this video shows up.
I had no idea how badly I needed to hear this. Thank you so much!
Absolutely! I also like the phrase: "Dare to suck" . Failure is the best teacher of practical knowledge.
the biggest problem i have with finishing music is literally not knowing what needs to go in next, it’s clearly not a full song, i just genuinely don’t understand on a fundamental level sometimes as to what to do, to make the song complete, i don’t need it to be perfect but it needs to be complete
Well said. You hit all the key points for me. As a Journeyman Artist, and mediocre amateur musician (I've posted the videos to prove it), I salute you. I'll be sharing this with my creative friends.
5:38 Nothing but true. When I realised this mistake, I started to finish my tracks faster
Famous people have a drive and a certain something that drives them *BUT!* You live with you, you see all your flaws and weaknesses and *NOT* theirs. You only see their successes.
"Children are a product of their surroundings" - So be in the right room.
Great great video - I'm forwarding it to people, this is so bang on!
As a visual artist, thank you from the bottom of my heart. It all still applies
imma grab this, run it through a large hall reverberation plug-in, side chain it to one of the ambient tracks i ve been keeping in my hard drive forever and listen to it on my headphones every night before bed...
Having to explain to my 17 yr old that in my mind I'm not comparing my work to a 40 yr old artist who has been too busy raising kids to practice the last 20 years, that in all reality im comparing my work to fine artists that have been working towards their skill for years, was a real eye opener. For both of us. I can't change the last 20 years, but I can make sure that my future dil or sil are afforded the opportunities i wasn't as a single mom or as a married single mom.
just released a 9 song project the other day and i've been working on it for a while constantly battling with whether or not i hate it. i was very satisfied on release and got a lot of good feedback but now i'm back to thinking it's the worst music ever. i definitely needed this video to remind me that my art is my art and it doesn't matter if i can't get a mix like king gizzard or make it as polished as kevin parker. it's still my expression and that is more than good enough.
every song you make you get better little by little
I tend to run down rabbit holes instead of making things. That part is what I enjoy creatively.
'You're never gonna be as good as your heroes because you're the sum of your heroes and your own ideas are what fill in the gaps between your influences to make something new.'
For me the cleanest path has been that bit about following whatever excites me most. That's where the best music is, and that's why it feels exciting, even if you don't realize it at the time. That's the part of you that already knows the song about to come out, saying "this is the one."
I clipped where you said "fuck this, fuck me, and fuck you" and i'm going to use it as a sample in one of my songs. lol
I came to the conclusion that I suck and need to learn more about music and writing, long ago. When I finally admitted that I'm not going to be one of the greats in music or writing, it freed my mind and I got into the "it is what it is" mentality. Yes, I'll never be perfect but perfection is boring.
This is great. And as someone that left a harsh music discord, returned, and left again after realizing I was getting nowhere with those people, it feels like a light being shined on my views on handling songs.
Cameron, I love you dude. Thanks for keeping so many of us going and creating.
your videos are such an eye opener man
So, basically the Alfred E. Newman school of Art ("What, me worry?"). Or, the Isley Brothers philosophy: "It's your thing. Do what you want to do. I can't tell you who to sock it to." 😂
im gonna show this to my art teacher when my cartoon loving ass fails at realism /j
but this is unironically the best advice ive heard in years. i might finally start drawing my characters because of this. descriptions be damned i just need to s e e them
I've been bending my style for too long to please others. Lately I decided to give up of a career in music, so I am still making music, but now I just make for myself!
Huh. I think I needed this.
I've been agonizing over a video for months now, putting it off because "I can do better" or "I can add more". Rewriting the script again and again. "This video has got to be better"
I guess partly because my last videos didn't do very well (in my brain) At some point I stopped even enjoying making it and pushed through anyways.
Too stubborn to give up because it takes so long to make... (gamedev) I feel almost guilty for not uploading.
Literally earlier today I realized I just cant keep caring about all of the little things, just upload and move on. I just wish somehow I could have seen this video 3 months ago lol
I was struggling with the ending all of my project's from start. I was starting a new project and after a 5 hours i was done with this and was starting a new. months passes by and i didnt even finished one project form start to end. But after this year i make a little break like 2-3 weeks and don't even thinked about opening the DAW. After this time i said "fuck it, i love doing music so even if it not will be good, i will doing it anyway." And this changed something. After a year i started posting my music on Soundcloud. Now i made only 2 but it's always something. So don't give up. Remember that with constatly makin music even 30 minutes a day, you are always learning something.
I love creating and I think my songs are pretty good, but I get bummed out when I realize that no one will ever hear them. I’m just not good at promoting, releasing…all that, you know, crap. I finish my stuff and then that’s it. I’m hopeless when comes to doing anything with the stuff I create
As a 3D designer, I am constantly engaged in visualizing things that, just moments before, existed only as concepts in my mind. Goals without the associated emotion are not appealing enough. Visualization is crucial in giving a precise feel for what it’s like ‘on the other side
Out of 66 songs I did in the band I really despise about 4 of them. Everybody knows which ones they are; everybody hates them, and they are the songs I click off when they come on. Nothing left my studio without me loving it at the time.
Maybe somebody else will too.
Absolutely excellent advice. My own version of "fuck you" is to remind myself that there is NO music that is universally liked, and I am not likely to be the person to produce the first exception to that rule. That helps me give myself permission to really push my stuff into an area where nobody but me might like it and be good with that.
I often struggle to make music because I think I should get placed in curated and editorial playlists. I like using variations in music but the norms restrict me because it is said that what's plain, simple and catchy is the best. I am not able to express my true self because of it.😢 But you are right, just fuck'em.
We deeply internalized the fact that our friends didn't support us the way we did them as a flaw in ourselves and you helped us realize we may have just been in the wrong room.
This video just came up on my recommendations, and god damn was it something I needed to hear. Thank you so much for making this video. ❤
Perfectionism is such a problem like if I homemade a vase or paint everything perfect I be bored in the first day. It’s like that Helluva Boss episode were Ooze makes themselves look perfect or have a validation form Greed (forgot the characters name) for marketing I am not going to spoil the whole thing so yeah it just shows a view of being perfect is just tiring, boring, and just fake. I like seeing others mess up or have a flaw because it is showing progress of being better and if you mess up or had a flaw creating something just create something out of the mistake or pick yourself up and try again to make it better and improve yourself to be better.
I know there is some good or bad “ perfectionism” ways like say thinking you need to be perfect way too much may lead to low-self esteem or something like that, but honestly we should know now that perfection is not a thing.
I bin my own projects daily, and just keep doing it until something sticks. "love the process itself"
I finally realized why I have to not give a fuck. The reason is bigger than I thought and all around me
I'm a cg artist who prefer paint realistic portraits. There were the times when I always thought about what others think about me, certainly of my appearance. These were until I painted myself as shameless topless girl (I'm a guy) in sweeties 20s. Then I sent it to another artist who reproduced this drawing, and people in comments noticed: "it's courageous AF to share nudes with someone unfamiliar and ask drawing", and honestly these comments made me way more confident about my looks. So yes, "f*ck me" *does matter.*
You're out here doing gods work man, I don't understand how these videos apply to my struggles so well 😂
1:59 is a frame worthy of getting turned into a wall poster for my studio
It feels good to hear this, thanks for taking your time on this, this is something we definitely tend to forget these last years
As an architecture student I’ve been embodying this but didn’t realize it was an actual thing
This reminds me a little of Grace Vanderwaal. Since her last EP in 2019, she's only officially released a few songs. On the other hand, she's previewed online a butt-ton of really good songs that never find their way to release. It's a mystery, but she does have a history of poo-pooing her earlier works, so maybe she just can't make up her mind about who she want's to be.
Music is more my side hobby, and my main thing is game dev (despite not having released any games yet). I've always felt bizarrely envious of people that crap out shovelware and asset flips, because at least they are making something and releasing it. This video helped me understand that the reason why they can do that is because the don't give a fuck, I should stop giving a fuck too (in a good way).
The most difficult part of my current project is the voices, thanks to this video I will record them inside my truck during Thanks Giving! I will follow these excellent tips! God bless you brother!
Just recently submitted an album to release, based on the same principles that struck me during a bad fever.
This video summarized and formulated those perfectly.
Thank you for these, and your voice is still just as pleasant to hear ❤
This reminds of Madlib, in an interview with Redbull he pointed out how he just makes music he enjoys. He has no specific listener or audience in mind when he makes beats 5:21
Well I think you've achieved what you set out to with this video man! I can see lots of motivated musician's in the comments and I feel it in myself too. I love the philosophy and the way you've translated it. It really resonates with the exact path I've been on myself that has allowed me to really enjoy producing and releasing music more than ever ("fuck it, I like it, it's not perfect, release the damn thing and do another!").
Thanks so much for the hard work you put into making these videos, they're really something!
I like u and your videos! Thats a real gem for the soul.. thank you :)