I'm conflicted. I hate to mark the beginning of my 'Blog Journey' with those words, but its just one of those days, or weeks I should say. This week everything has gone wrong. My car broke down (and is costing a fortune to fix). The single guitar that I have left to my name shit the bed (and is costing a fortune to fix). And to top it off, my Dad gave a convincing argument to why I should not record my album next month. Which is why I'm conflicted, I thought I was absolutely sure of what I was doing, but my Dad always ends up being right. So I need to weigh my options. My Dad says when the right people/person hears my music they'd be more impressed with the potential of the raw material than they would be with the songs that I Rush-recorded in LA.
Therefore, my Dad doesn't believe there is a significant difference between the 'Live Demos' that I record in my room and the songs that I spend thousands of dollars recording in LA. Granted, I dont even have the money to record the album that I plan on recording next month, but I know that I will make it happen. I always do. He thinks that I should just release the songs live the way they are, and wait another six months to record a studio album.
The fact that my Dad is my biggest fan made it hard for me to argue with the things he was saying. During the next 6 months I would be saving money, playing LOTS of shows, further developing the songs, and writing more songs. Who knows what will happen in 6 months though. 6 months ago my latest EP 'She Was Summer' didn't even exist! I've grown and improved so much over the passed 6 months that I'm almost a different artist altogether.
-One thing that hasnt changed. Is my indecisive mind. Help me. Give me your extended opinion on this topic. PLEASE?!
