I was that guy though. The one that wouldn't take the first step. The one that never tried because although I practically ached to write my own music, I thought all my ideas were stupid. It took me hitting rock bottom in self-esteem, thinking "fuck it I don't care if it's shit I need an outlet for what I'm feeling." for me to take the first step and actually write my first song. Imagine my surprise when people heard it and told me it was really good (well actually at first they didn't believe I wrote it). Although I thought it was just luck, I was addicted and so I kept writing and like any skill I got better as I went and learnt tricks to make it easier and eventually came to accept that I am kinda ok at it (still feels weird saying I'm good at it :P). I think the biggest lessong I have learned is that a lot of the time our biggest barrier is our belief or rather lack of belief in our own capabilities.
I was that guy though. The one that wouldn't take the first step. The one that never tried because although I practically ached to write my own music, I thought all my ideas were stupid. It took me hitting rock bottom in self-esteem, thinking "fuck it I don't care if it's shit I need an outlet for what I'm feeling." for me to take the first step and actually write my first song. Imagine my surprise when people heard it and told me it was really good (well actually at first they didn't believe I wrote it). Although I thought it was just luck, I was addicted and so I kept writing and like any skill I got better as I went and learnt tricks to make it easier and eventually came to accept that I am kinda ok at it (still feels weird saying I'm good at it :P). I think the biggest lessong I have learned is that a lot of the time our biggest barrier is our belief or rather lack of belief in our own capabilities.