I picked up a copy of Robert Rodriguez’ Rebel Without a Crew over the weekend. It’s basically his diary from making El Mariachi for under $7000. I do like the movie and find the topic interesting, but I actually bought it more for inspiration. It occurs to me that I have been spending time reading about the music industry and how it is geared against developing artists and how difficult it is to get inside, and then to survive with your soul and finances intact. So, I thought, maybe I should start thinking differently. So, rather than try to figure out how other musicians have worked the system to their advantage, why not try to apply tactics from completely different sources?
I first heard about this book through Mike Allred (not personally, I don’t know the guy), another person who has managed to break his way into the mainstream of a system that he couldn’t get into through normal channels. He had read the book and gotten a good deal of inspiration from it.
I won’t recommend it just yet, but so far it has been a good read, and has sparked a few ideas, which is all I’m really looking for.
I am trying to explain another epiphany I had, but I can’t seem to put it into words yet. I still have the cold, maybe I just can’t focus.
I am issuing a blanket apology for anything that may sound pretentious in the future. But I’ve grown as tired of worrying about it as you probably have reading me apologizing for it. So, it’s done. I may sound pretentious, you’ll just have to love me through it, okay?
I’ll try to explain it soon.