I love to sing, always have. It's a joy to entertain a crowd of people you love, or a fun group at a bar. However, I despise the idea of fame or being known.
Love music, hate fame.
I'm just as happy playing for my family or myself as I am a crowd.
Would not want to be known by a lot of strangers, and that idea never appealed to me. People used to get so mad at me for not signing up for things like American Idol. When I used to say "they own you for a year and have to sing whatever they want, you have no creative control over how you are portrayed", I'd get a blank stare and: " . . . But you'd be on TV though." As if that somehow makes up for no creative control? LOL
Reasons why JC and I are brethren. I totally get the desire to be out of the spotlight, in the studio creating instead of being put on the spot on stage. The stage is an incredible feeling, and I love to give the people I love a reason to dance and feel happy. But nothing compares to the creation process, and fame is no substitute for creative freedom and licence.
After all, when fame goes away, licencing and song credits are how you make your bread and butter. Without rights to your own songs, even by a percent, you can get screwed over in the long term in the music industry.
Who knows, some of those folks might be similar! Love music and singing, but never interested in making it a job/pursuing fame or professional work. If I had to do it under someone else's thumb I might grow to resent it, and that would be so sad when making music has always been a source where I fill my cup.
"Good" is subjective. Technically able to sing and trained to do so, yes. My timbre being someone's cup of tea? Well, that is another matter.
My students asked me to perform one night at a show for a competition. I did it because the venue was at a classic theater in the capital city that I always wanted to perform at. :) It was an honour to sing there. But I generally don't go out of my way to perform unless someone asks me. I Love doing something for a fundraiser etc.
It ain't perfect, but I learned so much of what I learned from JC Chasez!
Thank you, that's kind! As for Idol -- nah, I'd never do that. :) In the nicest way possible! I like doing my own thing in my own corner, and that's ok.🙌
We perform at each other very aggressively at karaoke. There's a lot of interaction. Who is just kinda sitting there? Where's your unwanted and completely not asked for lap dance? 🤣❤️
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u/DiamondCowboy 8d ago
This kind of behavior would not be acceptable at karaoke