Without intending to toot my own horn – but more so in support and appreciation for your reply, I’ll be the first to say AYE mate!
In my view, you need not concern yourself with folks simply chalking you up to “he’s great and all” etc… You know it, I know it, and everyone else knows it – so the best strategic play in my estimation is to severely “down-play” just how good you are – and come off as just another genuine Joe doing his thing.
I believe that embracing such tact would produce results that far surpass those achieved by taking the assumptive stance that you will not allow your decades of hard work and sacrifice to be ignored nor cast aside.
Brother Nathan, your work, brilliance, and artistry speaks for itself, and in my view, needs no such other form of coerced validation – especially coming directly from you.
Your artistic works and entertainment brilliance stands firmly on its own unshakable ground and needs no such couching. That’s how I feel, anyway.
Yes, “love”… for oneself and others – this is truly, what makes the world go round! The “love” to which you speak is in and of itself, a rather meaningful form of validation to which we all aspire in one form or another.
Thanks as well for the appreciation of my segmentation and formatting of this post. Yeah, it took me all fucking day! Ha-ha!!! But simply because of your singular recognition of such efforts, it was totally worth it!
Now, my brother, since I do not possess the ultimate musical ZEN that you no doubt possess, I am wondering just what the fuck you think of my cover of “Drive My Car!” Ha-ha… Sorry, man… Since I have not yet elevated myself to the next musical plateau, I still crave such rather shallow validation… JK-sort of… LoL!
Thank you ever so kindly, brother! I appreciate your presence and all that you do for Open-Mic and the music community at large!
@nathankaye ROCKS!
Much love, always...
Sorry mate. I meant to check out and comment on your cover, but got so caught up in trying to write that response on my little phone screen that I forgot! Then my eldest daughter had an emergency I had to rush to her aid. Sorry mate!
Re: Your cover song!
Go you! You little multi-instrumental groove machine, you!!!
And a collab with your brother, no less! So so cool!
Gosh! I'd love to do a collab with at least one of my brothers. Three of us did a collab about 20 years ago. 'Twas so fun and a very bonding experience, but that was soooooo long ago!
Anyway, cool cover. Fun music delivery and the video you guys made was fun too!
Such a fun ride!
You guys can take me on that journey anytime!
Blissful blessings and smilesin joyNathanNK
Thanks for the review, Nathan – I really appreciated that and it means a lot to me!