Saturday, September 16, 2006
Quarter Life Crisis
Today, I suddenly realised that me and my little posse of dudes are going through our 2nd teenhood. We're all looking to buy new cars, meet new women, and just go out and have a damn good time before we settle down in a coupla years. I know he's gonna hate me for saying this, but it all really came together when SK finally became single again. Finally, all our single stars aligned, and here we are, in the prime of life, with a little cash to spend, and a few more dreams we'd like to achieve.
My band's song is at no.8 on the Xfresh Top Ten, with fake electronic drums and 100% DIY recording,
http://www.xfresh.com/v9/chart.asp?chart=0 (yea, check out how they picked mr. poster boy again)
and we've just finished playing our biggest gig over at zouk.
http://www.klue.com.my/heinekenthirststudio/
So at the jamming session on Thursday (our first after the zouk gig), we sat down outside, and had a real, honest, heart-to-heart talk about where we're going with the band. We reached a stage where our original mini-dreams have been achieved, and went... "What do we do now?"
I think it's a phase that all men our age go through. When do we 'stop dreaming and get back to reality?'. How far do you want to go with this childish fantasy before realising that you simply do not have the time for flights of fancy anymore? I for one, hope that I never have to make that decision.
Luckily, my band agrees. At least to delay it for a bit.
We're putting up about RM2k each to produce a 5-song EP with Greg Henderson. He's the producer we met during our little Masterclass session with Heineken, and apparently the best in the business. Even so, we'd be lucky to make back the cost of printing the CDs, not even mentioning the cost of production. In a way, it's money that we know we're pissing away.
Then again, when you really really think about it, for the price of an iPod or a digital camera, we get a shot at our dreams. And to me, that's something worth spending on. Deep down inside, I think all my band members know that our sessions with Greg, and seeing our CD on stands will give them a bigger kick than a new gizmo, although iPods sure are tempting little buggers. Anyway, now that you know this, don't even try asking us for a free CD. If you want one, pay for it. Like us, you'll appreciate it more - trust me.
On one hand, i'd like to really treasure this moment, knowing that it's not going to last forever - the image of 40-year old dads rocking out on stage, driving old sports cars and chasing young skirts isn't really socially acceptable.
On the other hand, I don't wanna give a flying fuck to what society thinks anyway.
Dream On :)
My band's song is at no.8 on the Xfresh Top Ten, with fake electronic drums and 100% DIY recording,
http://www.xfresh.com/v9/chart.asp?chart=0 (yea, check out how they picked mr. poster boy again)
and we've just finished playing our biggest gig over at zouk.
http://www.klue.com.my/heinekenthirststudio/
So at the jamming session on Thursday (our first after the zouk gig), we sat down outside, and had a real, honest, heart-to-heart talk about where we're going with the band. We reached a stage where our original mini-dreams have been achieved, and went... "What do we do now?"
I think it's a phase that all men our age go through. When do we 'stop dreaming and get back to reality?'. How far do you want to go with this childish fantasy before realising that you simply do not have the time for flights of fancy anymore? I for one, hope that I never have to make that decision.
Luckily, my band agrees. At least to delay it for a bit.
We're putting up about RM2k each to produce a 5-song EP with Greg Henderson. He's the producer we met during our little Masterclass session with Heineken, and apparently the best in the business. Even so, we'd be lucky to make back the cost of printing the CDs, not even mentioning the cost of production. In a way, it's money that we know we're pissing away.
Then again, when you really really think about it, for the price of an iPod or a digital camera, we get a shot at our dreams. And to me, that's something worth spending on. Deep down inside, I think all my band members know that our sessions with Greg, and seeing our CD on stands will give them a bigger kick than a new gizmo, although iPods sure are tempting little buggers. Anyway, now that you know this, don't even try asking us for a free CD. If you want one, pay for it. Like us, you'll appreciate it more - trust me.
On one hand, i'd like to really treasure this moment, knowing that it's not going to last forever - the image of 40-year old dads rocking out on stage, driving old sports cars and chasing young skirts isn't really socially acceptable.
On the other hand, I don't wanna give a flying fuck to what society thinks anyway.
Dream On :)
# posted by chak @ 12:34 pm 
