Especially with music, people want confidence.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I think confidence is the most appealing quality in any human being or any artist; that's what really attracts us to people.
Confident people have a way of carrying themselves that makes others more attracted to them.
In my case, of course, people had a lot of expectations, but that didn't pressurise me because I'm pretty confident about my musicality and my talent.
People make music to get a reaction. Music is communication.
Now, in music, it seems more like the popular crowd suppresses anyone who is different.
The power of sound to put an audience in a certain psychological state is vastly undervalued. And the more you know about music and harmony, the more you can do with that.
I think, in music, you're always hoping that you'll have a like-minded audience and that the music you like making will appeal to them, too.
There is always a mix of apprehension and excitement before you try songs out on a new audience.
The most successful stuff is sold to you as indispensable social information. The message in the music is, 'We are terribly, terribly slick and suave, and if you listen to us, you can probably get a leg up in society, too.'
Those who are silent, self-effacing and attentive become the recipients of confidences.