CellE2057 said

The Warlock said
eh.. again, maybe i just dont respect the average person enough for me to feel like performing music in front of people validated me more than actually making music did...  

I think you're lookin at it wrong. It's not people tryin to validate you so much as you tryin to validate you, if that makes any fuckin sense. 

The vast majority of live music isn't good at all. What makes a good show good is the artists ability to relay what they're sayin. When you're seein someone on stage with their head down kickin dirt and spittin about how "dangerous" they are it's a bad show because it becomes apparent that they aren't being honest. You're giving a full body representation of your music. Basically, you've spent the time to make the music (which I agree is more important) but now...do you feel your own shit enough to convince others of what you're sayin? Are you reaaallly speakin from the heart or are you just good at making it sound like that after multiple takes and the right plugins? Doin it live will test you. Whether it's horrorcore, dubstep, or anything else, if you're not truly into it it'll show up live.   

i feel ya.. thats why i prefer to mostly perform brand new unreleased shit opposed to released stuff cuz my hearts in that new shit i been workin on and not the old stuff that i constantly feel i can re-do better, haha.. people who can just naturally control an audience def deserve their props as well as the people who learn to over time.. i guess my main point is i think up and coming artist should just mainly be concerned with making the best music they can and not worrying about shows.. ive seen a lot of local artist get lazy from the gratification you get from shows so they start to perform more and release less..