When you think of big spenders, the thought of high rollers, fame, lights, all encompassing power comes into mind. The common cliches of imported cigars, private parties, and bottles of sparkle that cost as much as 4 months rent. This term is generally a term reserved for people who have the ability to throw away money like it's a greasy hamburger bag, but it seems the thought has trickled down to the majority of less privileged people.
Spending money seems to be directly related to the feeling of power. Saying "I want this" and receiving it as instant gratification. It seems more often or not, people (including myself) will spend money they ought to be saving for something that is not 100% necessary. We all have our own reasons though. There is a certain impulse with me that cannot say "no" to buying music related equipment —everything from effects to the cables that join them. Did my system work before? Yes, but I felt there was something lacking...maybe an actually studio? And some fundamental record technology studying.
However, I cannot afford studio time....or a Mac super-station to record my passion. So, I settle for little "band-aids" and thus I end up having the most unusual recording set-up. It... slowly evolves as I grow. Which is kind of unique to myself. And I love that. I dress my sound like I dress myself in the morning.
However, having fancy gold plated conductors and precision analogue to digital converters won't make me a better musician....or person. I am very aware of this. What will make me a better musician is being around other musicians...not recording in my basement for hours on end only to see the sun shine through my 1X2 foot portal into the real world. I need to be in a live music charged ionosphere.
So if these are my priorities, why am I going the wrong way? Annie's is 22 years old and in 2 more she'll be poor.
I remember when I bought the cheapest electric guitar I could find in Japan just so I could write songs and play gigs. Why all of the sudden am I concerned with the quality of my rig rather than going out there and playing some shows?
Oh, that is right. I am stuck in suburbia where there are no shows. The youth culture here is been riddled with boring melodramatic times. People turn to mind-alternating substances in hoping to make suburbia more lively...However that is just a temporary fix. I know all to well that the only thing that will help myself and most people my age still stuck here is to get the fuck out and go to a place that embraces our trends.
So, i think I will lay low with the material i got and make it work for now. Unless Fender comes out with a guitar that can feed and clothe me, I will be freezing my credit cards in a block of ice.
And here is some new music by yours truly —favorite it and share! Thanks!
