I’m posting this on all my accounts in hopes that it will reach you -
I will no longer be performing or focusing on music.
This announcement may seem useless seeing as I’ve been relatively inactive in both the online and offline music scenes for a couple of years now, but it’s a statement I need to publicize so it becomes more real to me.
I don’t regret the time I’ve spent trying to make it work. Whether I was in or out of love with it, music was my only choice for the past 8 years. Unfortunately, it’s gotten to the point where pursuing it no longer makes sense to me. Like some ill-fated relationships, we no longer bring out the best from and for each other. So, rather than continuing on with the charade, I’m opting out before I start to resent my craft.
As for the project I’ve been “teasing” on YouTube for a year - it’s done. Not “done” as in “finished”, but “done” as in “I’m no longer doing it”. Eventually, I’ll most likely release all the songs that were intended to be in the project, but no longer as a person who does music for a living - no big announcements, no release parties, nothing. I’m going back to treating songwriting as journal writing, while still doing select commissioned works from time to time. Again, just to clarify, I didn’t say I was going to quit writing, I’m just done with the whole “artist” part of music-making.
Music will always be a part of me, but the reality has set in that there are things beyond my music that need my attention. Though it may not be the case for other musicians/songwriters, I hope you respect that it’s the hand that I’ve been dealt, the hand I’m choosing to play with moving forward.
And here’s the last song I’ll be posting for awhile
I appreciate all the time you’ve spent on me and my craft, on and offline.