Iām 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 Iāve been relatively inactive in both the online and offline music scenes for a couple of years now, but itās a statement I need to publicize so it becomes more real to me.
I donāt regret the time Iāve 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, itās 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, Iām opting out before I start to resent my craft.
As for the project Iāve been āteasingā on YouTube for a year - itās done. Not ādoneā as in āfinishedā, but ādoneā as in āIām no longer doing itā. Eventually, Iāll 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. Iām going back to treating songwriting as journal writing, while still doing select commissioned works from time to time. Again, just to clarify, I didnāt say I was going to quit writing, Iām just done with the whole āartistā 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 itās the hand that Iāve been dealt, the hand Iām choosing to play with moving forward.
And hereās the last song Iāll be posting for awhile
I appreciate all the time youāve spent on me and my craft, on and offline.