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Originally Posted by JimOfferman  Dear Faye,
Thanks for listening to my music. I'm sorry to hear that your 'waking round in the new me' wasn't quite the pleasurable experience I envisioned when I wrote that song (How Can It Be). Perhaps what you are feeling right now is more akin to The Abyss:
I wrote that late 2003, when my life was coming apart at the seams - I was jobless, fast heading for bankruptcy and facing and ever bigger rift between me and my (then) circle of friends. Not a fun period...
I still carry a burden from that time, but it grows lighter every year and I emerged stronger, better and happier than I was before.
Growth is not without pain, unfortunately, and what you are experiencing now are the very first signs of growth - the intense displeasure with your current situation and a growing desire to make a change.
Feel free to vent here whenever you need to, ask for help, etc. The road is hard and trying, but we'll all be here to help you every step of the way.
Once again: good luck!
love,
Jim. |
JimOfferman,
no need to thank me for listening to your music. it is exactly what i need to hear right at this moment. it is very soothing and uplifting to me, and now my favourites are like superman and hold onto your dreams (although it's not very easy picking favourites with all these directions).
i hope that you will never stop making your music. it's powerful and heartfelt, and i can hear how much you love it. you have a clear voice and music that moves forward -- that makes me feel like i am moving forward. it's like fuel. not gasoline, though. people are too angry about that. it's more like the sun helping things to grow.
anyway, i know i talk a lot, but i am saying this because i hope that you will never ever stop. there are so many emotional ups and downs to being an artist, and i am grateful that your positivity and hope shines through even the art itself.
~faye~