Post by Audiozoo on Jul 26, 2017 10:18:54 GMT
I've been meaning to write this article for a while; but I didn't want to be insultive towards anyone in particular.
I’m gonna describe this condition, or this situation, or this behaviour pattern as a type of disease.
Then I’m going to explain why I don’t actually think negatively of people I believe are inflicted with it.
Basically, ‘Celebrity-itis’ is generally the inability to appreciate the efforts of other people.
I am not going to claim I am perfect, there is a chance that I am also suffering from this.
You know, as much as I would love to just listen to absolutely every sniff of a demo submission that comes my way, I do find myself slightly avoidant based on what feeling I get from the person who is sending me their demo. You know; so I do it too.
I’ll clearly say it now. Pretty much if someone is a rapper who’s main subject matter revolves around guns, I can be pretty avoidant. That’s just how I am.
I used to rap, I studied Eminem for 10 years, but I gave it up because I became convinced that the most likely audience I could attract were more interested in lyrics related to guns money & drugs, than things I was able to talk about while keeping things real.
So anyway, that’s my own case of celebrity-itis. So I have to consider that everyone else has their own reasons to avoid connecting with other people.
But even if I’m avoidant, that doesn’t mean I will completely close off to someone who wants to rap about that type of thing, because I bought many Jay-Z albums, and that WAS the subject matter. It’s just easier to listen to when it’s not close to home. Just being honest.
Anyway.
The reason why I think celebrity-itis is important to talk about, is from the perspective of content creators who are putting out art, music, poetry and videos, it’s necessary to realise that some people will reject what you do and it is NOT because of the quality of the content you are presenting.
Trying harder, to get that person’s attention will not have any effect. They just do not care. They don’t care for different reasons. Yes, it could be they don’t care because they are not convinced what you are presenting is good enough, but they might not care because they just don’t care. It’s really that simple.
I am starting to conclude that people function on different wavelengths, and this is why people occasionally meet highly compatible individuals, which can be viewed as a ‘soul-mate’, but more accurately it’s just a person who functions on a compatible wavelength to you.
This is why, it doesn’t matter what you do, some people will just not even bat an eyelid.
So my advice is to.. not judge your work based on how people respond to it, you should just do your best and keep moving on to the next project. Focus on the next move, not the last one.
If you hold on to the past behind you, it might be more difficult to catch opportunities that are ahead of you.
Just keep moving. Make progress. Don’t let someone else be the reason you give up.
Just keep doing your thing.
I’m gonna describe this condition, or this situation, or this behaviour pattern as a type of disease.
Then I’m going to explain why I don’t actually think negatively of people I believe are inflicted with it.
Basically, ‘Celebrity-itis’ is generally the inability to appreciate the efforts of other people.
I am not going to claim I am perfect, there is a chance that I am also suffering from this.
You know, as much as I would love to just listen to absolutely every sniff of a demo submission that comes my way, I do find myself slightly avoidant based on what feeling I get from the person who is sending me their demo. You know; so I do it too.
I’ll clearly say it now. Pretty much if someone is a rapper who’s main subject matter revolves around guns, I can be pretty avoidant. That’s just how I am.
I used to rap, I studied Eminem for 10 years, but I gave it up because I became convinced that the most likely audience I could attract were more interested in lyrics related to guns money & drugs, than things I was able to talk about while keeping things real.
So anyway, that’s my own case of celebrity-itis. So I have to consider that everyone else has their own reasons to avoid connecting with other people.
But even if I’m avoidant, that doesn’t mean I will completely close off to someone who wants to rap about that type of thing, because I bought many Jay-Z albums, and that WAS the subject matter. It’s just easier to listen to when it’s not close to home. Just being honest.
Anyway.
The reason why I think celebrity-itis is important to talk about, is from the perspective of content creators who are putting out art, music, poetry and videos, it’s necessary to realise that some people will reject what you do and it is NOT because of the quality of the content you are presenting.
Trying harder, to get that person’s attention will not have any effect. They just do not care. They don’t care for different reasons. Yes, it could be they don’t care because they are not convinced what you are presenting is good enough, but they might not care because they just don’t care. It’s really that simple.
I am starting to conclude that people function on different wavelengths, and this is why people occasionally meet highly compatible individuals, which can be viewed as a ‘soul-mate’, but more accurately it’s just a person who functions on a compatible wavelength to you.
This is why, it doesn’t matter what you do, some people will just not even bat an eyelid.
So my advice is to.. not judge your work based on how people respond to it, you should just do your best and keep moving on to the next project. Focus on the next move, not the last one.
If you hold on to the past behind you, it might be more difficult to catch opportunities that are ahead of you.
Just keep moving. Make progress. Don’t let someone else be the reason you give up.
Just keep doing your thing.
& Welcome Danielle Haskell! What a nice surprise! 