Did you know, Walt Disney was fired from the Kansas City Star in 1919 because, his editor said, he “lacked imagination and had no good ideas.”
Oprah Winfrey was an evening news reporter and got fired because she couldn’t sever her emotions from her stories.
Even Elvis was told he was garbage. After a performance at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry, Elvis was told by the concert hall manager that he was better off returning to Memphis and driving trucks.**
Don’t be held back by other people’s opinions.
Here’s a story of a songwriter who waited many years to get past the burden of other people’s assessments.
Jane was a woman in her early sixties who had been playing guitar and singing since she was a teenager. She’d always had a dream of making an album of her songs, but she had put it aside when she decided to pursue a Ph.D. and to start her family.
She signed up for a local class in songwriting and recording. Her goals weren’t to be a radio star or to become famous. She just wanted to see what she was capable of.
As she was growing up, “helpful” people had been less than encouraging of her musical talents. She felt self-consciousness and uncertain about her ability.
So, the first time she got in a studio, it was scary. Her level of vulnerability and sensitivity were extremely heightened.
She was visibly shaking on the outside and absolutely quaking on the inside. But she got through it. Beautifully, that internal emotion came through in her performance.
It was empowering. This would be the first of many successes for Jane in the recording studio.
ItyDity understands that the unknowns around audio recording may freak people out. You get an unsettled feeling that seems to justify “reasons” to procrastinate.
If you have the dream of recording your songs, you can relax. ItyDity has made the song production process safer and easier.
The process starts with a conversation to be certain that your questions are answered. ItyDity's guided collaboration process and a series of free Artist Development Tools broaden your knowledge so you won’t feel awkward, embarrassed or unsure when talking to a producer.
You get cost certainty, so you know you won’t get ripped off. Plus, we’ve done the legal work to secure 100% copyrights for you.
It can be exciting to take a step forward. Here’s what artists said when they first posted a song on the ItyDity platform:
“When I put something in motion -- I felt excited, terrified, and euphoric.”
“It was like energy starting to flow.”
“It was a wave of relief that washed over me -- this thing that seemed so difficult was easy.”
“I felt vulnerable but also extremely proud.”
“It was me believing in me.”
Jane later told me, “If I had not taken that first step, I would not have realized the dream of making my own album.”
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**Excerpts in this article come from Froyle Davis a fine artist in New Zealand. These quotes were printed on Medium.