committed

it all starts that way. whether it's a painting, a recording or a journal/blog entry. at first it can be intimidating. where to begin? what instrument, tempo, key, motif? what topic? personal, industry related, world events? it all begins with a stare at the blank canvas, blank paper, new recording session in protools,etc... nothing but blank tracks, blank paper, the blank canvas....

so you start...and it's always the new beginning, the new quest, the next song, the next painting, which draws the artist or creative to this place. probably the same reason why creatives are so unpredictable. they're always drawn to the new...the new and exciting...

and then comes the time when the creative must let go, or finish...oh, that's the tough part, seeing things through to the end...the commitment...

an artist i know once said, "you never really finish a song, you just abandon it"...i've never heard a better way to describe it yet.