Writers and musicians are very similar in that the chances of making a life in either field are so infinitesimal. And once you're in, the chances of staying viable are difficult. But there is something incredibly different about performing in front of a live audience, as opposed to sitting at your desk typing.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
But if you want to be a songwriter-based musician, whether you play punk or rock or country or jazz, whatever, you have to work on your songwriting and you have to work on being able to play in front of people, I think. That performance is how you create the groundwork for a lasting career.
In order for me to write, I have to experience life. I write the songs based on real life, and I perform them from a very real place.
If I weren't a performer, I would be still be writing and songwriting. Plus, I also really want to get into producing.