Wanting Fans Is Not Wanting Validation.

Hack Music Theory by Ray Harmony

Jul 29, 20264:24Music

Wanting Fans Is Not Wanting Validation . Music is social. No fans = No relationships. My previous essay, titled “Making Music Is Bad for Mental Health”, was a kind of eulogy to the pre-smartphone fan. You know, that pers...

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