I feel like I've been sitting stagnant for awhile and it's definitely time to start writing again. I talked to a friend of mine and he said that he has been writing a song a day and that, to me, is fantastic and incredible. I can barely eke out a song a week.
Maybe my mind has just been otherwise occupied.
I must say, though, I am really enjoying myself on the ship.
If you have not been up to the moment on my facebook status, I am pleased to announce to you now that I received "Employee of the Month" on my ship...which is totally awesome.
I get a bonus, a picture/plaque, fancy shmancy dinner with the Captain and a great recommendation for my next ship (hopefully the Spirit which travels out of San Diego!)
Last night's gig was filled with young men telling me how they wanted to marry me (I kid you not, I counted at least six)...it was kind of hilarious and at the same time I really do get how they feel...I know that they don't really love me, and I know that they don't want to marry me, but they're filled with something that they can't express any other way...
Has music ever hit you in a way that you cannot even put it into words?
Has it ever gotten to your soul in a way that your insides literally hurt because you cannot (with any of your human senses) describe how it makes you feel to anyone else?
Well, i think that's how these guys felt last night. For some reason what I was playing was making them feel lots of something great inside, and the only thing they could muster to say was (over and over again) "I love you! Will you marry me??"
haha.
A question i get a lot on the Ship is, "Why are you on this Ship?"
To which i reply, "well, if you know a big time producer that's ready to make me famous and give me a huge record deal, by all means, let me know!"
You see,
It's a process: this whole being a full time entertainer thing.
You listen to any legitimate entertainer on any talk show/magazine article/commentary at the end of a movie/recorded backstage at a huge concert and you'll hear that they didn't just fall into fame.
They all worked. And worked hard.
It's all about taking the necessary steps...climbing that ladder.
"He who will learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk. One cannot fly into flying"
...that is not mine, that is Nietzsche. (Coming to America)
But seriously. I'm happy where i am. I get to play for a living and make people's days.
Which is not to say that I'm not progressing. I am indeed. I'm always ready to take the next step in my success. I can't wait for what's to come :) I'm actually really pumped!
When I look back at what I was doing two years ago at this time, I was a concierge, playing open mics for free and writing mediocre songs.
If that's not progressing, then I don't know what it is to progress.
It takes confidence, it takes talent, it takes drive and it takes TIME.
And I'm okay with that. In fact I'm more than okay. I'm fantastic.
There is a time for everything, and, evidently, this is my time to rock some socks off on the M/S Paradise out of Long Beach, CA.
Loving every day, cherishing every moment and learning from every experience...I'll talk to you soon :)
Allegasings
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