We are all wannabes
Wannabe. This term of the 90s has resurfaced in the music industry of the post-downloading era.
Wannabe used to mean “pretending to be something you’re not…” a term employed often during the hip-hop genre’s rise to commercial success; nowadays, it’s used as a general criticism, implying “lack of talent” or “seeking stardom.”
Lefsetz wrote a solid blog of advice titled, “Wannabe Rules.”
The essence of the blog is informative, and that main theme is inarguable: the music always matters more, before image, before social networking, before everything.
But that title, “Wannabe Rules,” left me wondering, aren’t we all wannabes?
Sure, Lefsetz is writing to those songwriters and musicians who want to be more famous, or more well known, or more regarded, or more financially sustainable.
But what about the famous musician who wants to be allowed to have privacy again?
Or the commercially successful pop singer who wants to move on to jazz but is fighting a label’s hesitations?
Or a bachelor who wants to find a soul mate. A married couple who seek their romantic spark again. Newlyweds who want to start a family.
We are all wannabes, we just desire different things at different times of our lives. It simply means we’re alive, growing, adapting. And in the end, if you’ve ever finished a song, famous or not, you are already that: a songwriter.
Grandpa Burg, a violin hero inspiring future musicians!
There is no better goal to be want to be as a musician: one who continues to love to play past age 90!
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