Never Too Late

There are two passions I have never wavered on: music and writing. And by music - I have zero singing talent and well, I seem to always put time to learn an instrument on the backburner (tbd on that). But knowing when all the shows were, reading all the magazines and watching all the interviews, and waiting on new singles or albums or music videos to drop? That would be me.

So why did I not start on this venture sooner? The short and easy answer is: life. Aside from the obstacles life seems to toss at us relentlessly, I admit I also lacked the confidence to put my thoughts out there due to fear of judgement from family and the constant comments that I needed a real career… and then time slipped away. But you can learn all those fun (?) details if you end up sticking around for future posts.

I grew up in a house that never knew silence. My parents (especially my mom) always had music playing in the living room and kitchen, maybe the alarm clock radio in the bedrooms blasting as well. Mornings (as much as I hate them) were worth waking up early for the MTV/VH1/Fuse/OneCubed morning music video blocks. When I say music is life - it really in a way is.

Deciding on what the best subject to start with was really the tricky part. I made up my mind that I would start writing my thoughts, opinions, and experiences on bands and shows in 2021… but every show I seemed to go to since then always had me ready to write and then felt way too obvious or like it would be built on nostalgia. It wasn’t a matter of who else cares, but would I truly care? And truth is - I do. I mentally reflect and reminisce on past shows and old music and spout facts all day every day, so I guess I should quit psyching myself out, get off my ass, and do the damn thing.