You know - sometimes - I’m guessing more times than we care to admit - you just have to do the fucking work.
You have to continue showing up - moving the muscles - doing whatever manifestation it is you do - but doing it - even when it brings you no joy.
And that’s a weird ass thing isn’t it?!
When we talk about making music we talk about playing - and we associate playing with fun.
We put creativity on a pedestal and prefer to assign magical qualities to it.
And yet -
every “artist” I know -
knows - this is bullshit.
But here's the thing…
The more you do it -
the more you show up -
the joy comes back.
And not how it was,
but better.
I'm in love with this track.
I’ve been listening to it on and off for the last 6 weeks.
Every time I hear it I get something done - and of course - it’s been on repeat most of this afternoon.
I could wax lyrical over the groove - the tempo - the … ah - but what the hell, I ‘m a show not tell kind of guy:
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About the Curator: Andrew McCluskey
The first visual memory I have is that of the white upright piano in Singapore, Hell and the Dark Forces lived at the bottom, Heaven and the Angels at the top, they would play battles through my fingers and I was hooked.
As a psychology graduate I studied how sound affects human performance.
As a musician I compose instrumental music that stimulates your brain but doesn't mess with your language centers, leaving you free to be creative and brilliant without distraction.
As a curator I research how music can improve your life and create flow - I can tell you what music to listen to when studying for a test and why listening to sad music can make you feel better.
As the founder of musicto I’m on a mission to inspire a global audience of music lovers and artists through the development of people powered playlists.
