so.. just was finishing up a demo of a new song..
now.. keep in mind - i spend most my time when working on music with headphones on - i live in an apartment complex - and people are pricks. I keep very very very late hours - so i work on music deep in the am. i almost NEVER hear my shit on speakers... also keep in mind music sounds entirely different on speakers compared to headphones - matter of fact if i could always make music from listening to the speakers my music would drastically improve...bass distorts the hell outta speakers while the same song sounds perfectly fine on headphones...all the levels sound different on headphones.. things that sound clear on headphones will sound distant on speakers and vice versa.... i resent the fact that im forced to ruin my music for their consideration -- but i fucking do. -
now.. in the process for making a song there comes a point where its at 'demo' quality and to compensate for not being able to listen on speakers the whole time - i burn the demo to cd - and take it to my car - i then take notes of what eq work needs to be done - this i usually do at ear piercing volume - the true test of a song is how good it sounds at that level. soooo... tonight im driving home from work and listening to the song.. adjusting the eq as i drive.. then when i pull into the driveway - i sat and took notes on what changes need to be made on a piece of paper... windows rolled up btw.. and no - i dont have one of THOSE systems.. its an alright system.. but nothing to brag about - just stock grand am gt system - nothing to increase the bass or anything --
so anyway.. about 4 minutes i sat there - before some old motherfucker is standing at my car window -- i roll down the window and he says
'you gotta turn your music down or im calling the police' (isnt that a nice 'how do you do')
and i say 'sir.. ' and was going to explain that i would only be a few minutes - that i do this out of CONSIDERATION for his old ass.. cause i spend all my FUCKING time with headphones on.. and this is the ONLY way i can test the music i make on real speakers.
he interrupted and it just became me saying 'sir.. sir... sir.. can i talk to you for one minute sir'
and him saying 'no.. i dont give a damn shit.. turn off the music - or im reporting ya to the office..'
reporting me to the office! for playing a song all of 4 minutes -- oh by the way.. the only reason he heard the fucking music in the first place was him and his wife were out for a WALK and PASSED MY CAR.
lets look at the options for a moment for a person making music -
-cant play it in my own apartment -
-cant play it in my car - unless i drive around in circles (which makes noting small equalization changes a bit fucking difficult)
-and cant sit in my car in a damn public place all night without arousing a cop or some asshole just like that guy calling the cops.. cause 'that guy is just sitting there.. in an empty parking lot.. listening to music .. its suspicious behaviour'
fuck these people.
mind your own fucking business - stay outta mine. stop taking any reason you can possibly find to step into my life and make things more difficult than they already are.
do you know what - theres one good reason why i love being up at night - its the only time its quiet - during the day the neighbors sound like theyre fucking remodeling the place - bang. crash. and im like.. wtf? they playing soccer in there?
i work a different schedule - do i call the office and say theyre keeping me up.. fuck no - and im sure many of you think i should. i say fuck that - people should have some motherfucking consideration of each other - i hear assholes with their shitty music driving around in the parking lot with their BOOMIN system all the time.. so what - life goes on - i figure.. i keep outta your business - you keep outta mine.
apparently not. i guess somebody pissed in the old guys cheerios and now hes got to go track me down in my damn car just to threaten me.
FUCK YOU OLD MAN. AND FUCK YOUR STUPID UGLY WIFE.
there.. venting done
this has been lux thinking outloud
