This brought into sharp focus my relationship with the work of a specific artist.
I don't think I've ever liked any song of Aurora's the first time I would hear them. But, weirdly during the pandemic, I became obsessed with connecting with her music? (I have no idea why I had this unconditional trust that if I gave her music time, something would open up for me.)
She would publish music. I wouldn't like it. I would listen to it 50 times - in different periods of my life, live + studio versions, read the lyrics, watch music videos, etc. Inevitably, one day, there would be a resonance. I have been caught completely off-guard every time it happens.
It's almost as if when you are doing something different as a creator, it can take time for the resonance to develop between you and an audience. If a song is doing something strange, I'm not necessarily going to emotionally connect with it within a 2 minute listen. It needs time to percolate.
Pick an audience that likes the illegible you of today, not your past achievements
This brought into sharp focus my relationship with the work of a specific artist.
I don't think I've ever liked any song of Aurora's the first time I would hear them. But, weirdly during the pandemic, I became obsessed with connecting with her music? (I have no idea why I had this unconditional trust that if I gave her music time, something would open up for me.)
She would publish music. I wouldn't like it. I would listen to it 50 times - in different periods of my life, live + studio versions, read the lyrics, watch music videos, etc. Inevitably, one day, there would be a resonance. I have been caught completely off-guard every time it happens.
It's almost as if when you are doing something different as a creator, it can take time for the resonance to develop between you and an audience. If a song is doing something strange, I'm not necessarily going to emotionally connect with it within a 2 minute listen. It needs time to percolate.