That's one thing the musicians don't remember: you don't choose your demographic - they choose you.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
You have to be who you are when you do music.
If you have music that sounds like what you cover, people won't be able to differentiate who you are.
The diverse sound of my music makes it a good fit for that demographic.
As a musician, basically the masses never thought I was a musician.
Now, in music, it seems more like the popular crowd suppresses anyone who is different.
You make a choice to make music or be an actor, and people automatically think they can have access to your life.
I knew that I was going to have a life as a musician, because I always felt the pull. I don't remember ever having to make a choice.
I don't write demographically. I don't write a song to reach these people or those people.
In a lot of groups, you can change a musician, and it doesn't mean anything.
Once you've changed who you are or who you've portrayed in your music, the fans, they'll catch it... Once I feel like the world knows me for anything else but my music, then I feel like I failed.
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