I guess the thing that keeps me going is remembering why I did this in the first place. I love music. When I was a kid, it wasn't for the money. It was for the love. After making my living playing music for such a long time it turned into a job. Where did the love go?. I guess I'm lucky because I have a job. Now I can do music for the love again!
Sure, it would be nice to get a song on some big time CD and quit my job....Who wouldn't like that? But I can't let that remove the love. I did this little CD (wrote it, produced it engineered it, played everything, sang everything, burned my own, labeled, printed inserts, and packaged, etc., etc.) because I WANTED TO regardless of the outcome. Since I did everything myself it's been relatively inexpensive, so I've pretty much been able to break even (Money wise). But I've been tremendously successful in sharing a little love! This has been the thrill of my mom's life! She's been giving these things away to everyone from her relatives to her doctor to her cab driver to her mailman saying "That's my son!". She's never been happier! And I've put it out here in cyberspace and have been able to meet and touch a lot of people in a positive way. People like you. People like Peter in Hong Kong. People like Tash in Australia. And have been able to share the joys and pains of life with a lot of people all over the world that I would never have met if I hadn't done this. Yes, this CD has been incredibly successful for me! If I do it for the love, I can't lose. That's my story and I'm sticking to it (as my wife always says). Take care, my friend. And please stay in touch! Dave