An Intro (+ my list of assumptions)

Hi.  I’ve decided to start this blog. And I’ll put it out there that I’m going to be writing this from a place that makes a few key assumptions. (I know it’s bad to make assumptions, but I’m going to do it regardless)

1.  Not that many people are going to read it
2. Of those that do read it, many will not get all the way through it. 
3. Those that do get all the way through are likely wanting to connect on a deeper level, and likely then willing to give me the benefit of the doubt with what I write, so I’ll reward that desire to connect by actually trying to put something true and honest out there for them (you).
4. Editing is for books and articles and poems and songs. So too is form, good sentence structure and grammar. I’m not going to worry about that.  This is a free-flowing space.  You are welcome to judge me on those things, but I won’t be judging me, I’m making that promise to myself right now. (Not trying to be antagonistic here, already feeling vulnerable I guess)

I know I have an active presence on your typical social media outlets, and I am honest when I’m putting stuff out there in the world about my music career, but there are considerations at play. I need to create a sense of momentum, a sense of value, a sense of growth.  I need to do that because I need people to be excited about coming to my shows and buying my music, I need promoters, presenters, agents, managers, labels to think that I’m worth investing their time and energy into.

There’s another side to this whole thing though though, a side that’s not always so smooth, where things are not always moving in such a nice upward line on a graph.  This blog is a place to air some of that, to be honest about it.  It’s not all doom and gloom though, I anticipate writing a lot about process too, about moments of breakthrough, of struggle in the best sense of the word.  I don’t really know what I’m anticipating actually, probably best not to anticipate anything, but I know I’m doing this for my own exploration, and with no other goal in mind.  So if no one ever reads this, that’s ok, truly.  That may even be a relief. 

If you do read it though, and you’ve made it already this far into this ‘intro’, then know that I appreciate it.  I appreciate that you’re interested.  I like connecting with humans, that’s my goal in life really, to connect with people. It’s why I do what I do, it’s why I love what I do, it’s why I don’t think I could do anything else. 

Finally, I have an enormous pile of things I’ve written for just my consumption (or self-therapy) over the years that I think may find a home here, if I’m feeling bold enough. But that’s the idea of this space, so I’ll be bold. 

Think that’s it, here we go.  Peter