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Sam Matla

Derek Sivers

The Importance of Taking Your Art Seriously

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A lot of musicians that had a, a full time job and they weren't giving enough time to their music. And so they'd be miserable because they weren't expressing themselves enough. But the happiest musicians i met were the ones that had this balance. They would actually release music, put it out for sale, take their artist career seriously but while maintaining a nine to five jobThat paid their cost of living. Those people i met were so happy, because they their cost ofliving was covered by the day job. So now their music they could, they could do it and enjoy it. Talk about enjoying the process - you have to take it seriously.

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