I am haunted by ‘The Power of Now’ by Eckhart Tolle. Nearly a year+ ago, the book was recommended, and I dismissed reading it. I mean the title is self-explanatory. Since then I’ve been running into the book. I was browsing Jespfur’s (what i assume is the) labels’ website. The last image with the album Pedestrian Of Bright Silence forwards to a video summary of Tolle’s book. [like why?!]
Ugh. I’m listening to the book’s synopsis now as I write this.
The “now” me wants me to release all my music. I don’t know. I feel as if I sit on the music thought any longer I’ll table it all. It’s not that…
.. I barely have the second verse written after this has been up for months now
it’s… Emotions. They get in the way. They do. There’s a beautiful ethereal quality to them that draws and retracts abbundant creativity. But equally costly when let to run wild
on learning music release strategies
I saw a video last night explaining Charli xcx’s brat—the elaborate web of collabs, shows, DJ sets, etc. It makes me think of “If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound”.
releasing music as a ‘nobody’ is brutal. You have to assume that at least your friends will listen to it or get a lucky break years later. Like American Football, which had a revival after disbanding, or Pinegrove’s “Need 2”, which became trendy after a dance on the Chinese app
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random useless repetitive thoughts →
People don't realize that now is all there ever is; there is no past or future except as memory or anticipation in your mind.
Time and mind are inseparable. If you take away time by focusing on the now the mind falls in the background. You can always cope in the now.
Those who get upset when you set boundaries don’t belong in your life.
Even during phone calls between then and now mentions of the book—it’s as if I faced resistance. But I’ve finally purchased the [audio]book and am now listening. This better be good. Or I’ll be in the future.