When I look at my streams on Spotify, and I just see it's hundreds of millions of streams, I think, 'Wow, that's amazing.' But you don't really get it. Once you see people in front of you singing along to your songs, it's real.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Each time I play a song it seems more real.
When you are real in your music, people know it and they feel your authenticity.
It's kind of exhilarating, walking through a crazy, insane mob. The most miraculous process is watching a song go from a tiny idea in the middle of the night to something that 55,000 people are singing back to you.
Some artists and indie musicians see Spotify fairly positively - as a way of getting noticed, of getting your music out there where folks can hear it risk-free.
Real music to me is real; it's what you feel.
Music is real; it's something you can touch and feel.
You can't explain the feeling of singing hit songs to an audience - it's like being a genuine sports star at the peak of their powers.
It's kind of crazy to see how many people actually listen to my music.
People want to see musicians sing things that come from their own mind and own heart in real time, responding to the moment for them.
I'm not a huge musical fan. It's like when people just jump out singing; it's not real.